The Last Patch, Wonderful Antique British Patch or Snuff Box reclining lion It's glazed on the interior

It's glazed on the interior to make it water tight

and came from a portfolio of watercolors--and looking at feels to me a bit like taking a deep breath

Photos don’t convey the sense of aged warmth of the grey board to which the watercolor is mounted

or credit cards

This is a lovely footed stoneware bowl by Wisconsin potter Rick Hintz of Johnson Creek Clay Studio

The Last Patch, Wonderful Antique British Patch or Snuff Box reclining lion It's glazed on the interiorI jumped on this unusual box the second I saw it (which photos don't do justice), but am only now trying to puzzle out exactly what it is, and I must say it is a bit of a mystery! From what I can discern, there were two sorts of patch boxes: first, fine boxes, very similar to snuff boxes, some very similar in construction to the this one, made to hold decorative patches for the face, worn by both men and woman in the 18th and early 19th century; and