Bucket Shaped 19th Century Treenware Box with Side Handles leather handwoven on a backstop loom

handwoven on a backstop loom

The smaller measures 4 1/2" wide x 2 1/2" tall

in which Punch (Punchinello) was the trickster figure or "lord of misrule"--which this puppet surely conveys

making for a pair of striking and delightful boxes great for jewelry

Bucket Shaped 19th Century Treenware Box with Side Handles leather handwoven on a backstop loomThis is a beautiful antique treen box, dating, I believe, to the mid to late 19th century. The shape is that of a bucket or pail, with simulated bands around bottom, middle, and lid, and handles on either side to which a string was once attached. Hand turned, the finished blonde wood has a nice sheen, which photos do not capture well. 3 1 2" tall x 3" across with handles; 2 1 2" deep. Some hairline cracking to the wood consistent with age, and some