Sunny and Satisfied Looking Yellow Woman in Ruffles, Mid 19th Century Papier Mache Snuff Box chalkware mold and all of her seams

and all of her seams are holding tight

done by the same person--and unlike any others I've seen

at first I thought it was made of marble (and a friend seeing it a few minutes later thought the same)--always hard to feel things from photos

great rich color (a bit of a plum tint to the brown)

each one its own special thing

Sunny and Satisfied Looking Yellow Woman in Ruffles, Mid 19th Century Papier Mache Snuff Box chalkware mold and all of her seamsThe bold yellow on this one sold me immediately, and then so did her gently smiling face, which together with her crossed arms make her look like she's holding a secret. The scratch to the surface right at the center of her ruffled neckline reads to me as a star, which somehow makes me think of her as Betsy Ross! She seems to me just the right person to hold down the face of a box. 3 1 4" d. Good condition, general wear and a few spots of loss to the