Total Solar Eclipse Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy Bookplate, c. 1876 sewing caddy and if one looks closely

and if one looks closely a tiny nest perched on one of the branches

1588/3000 meaning I suppose that she made 3000 sets of these

has quite an  presence

This is a gorgeous vintage handmade pine wood box—I believe technically a knife or utensil box

9 3/4" tall x 4 3/4" in diameter

Total Solar Eclipse Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy Bookplate, c. 1876 sewing caddy and if one looks closelyThis is an antique color lithograph book plate from a volume of Zeitschrift fr populre Astronomi (Journal of Popular Astronomy), published by Lith Anst, Graz (Austria), c. 1876. The image itself was created by Rudolf Falb (1838 1903), an Austrian popularizer of natural history, who also popularized the concept of extraterrestrial influences on geophysical phenomena! The eclipsed sun is jet black, with super rich red for the solar flares. 8 7 8"" x 6".