Antique Cylindrical Wooden Box with Rounded Lid brass bottle opener which suggests perhaps she is

which suggests perhaps she is actually better used for growing herbs to complete dishes gleaned from Moosewood or my favorite

It's a great object to hold and use

Sometimes the pewter or silver bottoms of flasks such as these were removable

The middle area of the vase appears frosted white

Antique Cylindrical Wooden Box with Rounded Lid brass bottle opener which suggests perhaps she isI am not sure the original purpose of this little lidded box, but I sure think its a beauty. Its got a wonderful wonderful patina, what seem to me just perfect proportions, and could be useful for storing all sorts of little things. I have not touched the wood, which is a bit dry with a little bit of cracking, but I think one could give it a little love by rubbing it with a bit of mineral oil or butcher block cream. It measures 4 3 8" tall with the