19th Century Folk Art Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting of Flower Bouquet in Great Original Frame antique train There are two marks on

There are two marks on the back edge of the top

Some wear to the cover

I've had one other old toy mold in this shop similar in construction to this pig--which I just found along with what looks to be a tweety bird

and to me eye and sensibility completely charming

and the boxes itself closes tight and flush

19th Century Folk Art Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting of Flower Bouquet in Great Original Frame antique train There are two marks onA sweet and lovely old folk art reverse glass tinsel painting, c. 1870s or so I believe, found in upstate NY near Albany, forever enclosed in its original, painted frame, wood back nailed on. With metallic foil backing the glass (in this case all silver), these were made to be viewed by by candlelight, such that the foil would shimmer and lend the painting a three dimensional effect. (Site responsive context activated 19th c. folk art!) I especially