For the Good Husband, 19th C. Papier Mache Shoe Snuff Box animal love I believe specifically made as

I believe specifically made as a stand for the circus elephant

This brass letter opener would feature in that spread

England with Geoffrery Whiting

One could certainly build a miniature barnyard scene around this

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For the Good Husband, 19th C. Papier Mache Shoe Snuff Box animal love I believe specifically made asOne sees a fair number of antique lacquered papier mache snuff boxes, including a shoe shaped one from time to time, but this is the first Ive seen with text on the lid, in this gold letters reading For the Good Husband. And so one imagines a gift from a wife to her spouse long ago I might imagine, being pocket sized, given to him as he set out on a trip, perhaps to remind him of the good husband he should be! 3 1 8 x 7 8 w x 1 1 4 t and in good