Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart hand carved toy 5” wide x 5” tall

5” wide x 5” tall

The patina on this piece

and a little fraying of his red wool scarf

Nuanced and unique from every angle

handwoven on a backstop loom

Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart hand carved toy 5” wide x 5” tallI found this wonderful box at an estate sale in MA in a modest house packed to the gills with a long lifetime's accumulation. In the basement was the husband's woodshop, loaded with old tools and equipment, and I would guess (or at least I like to imagine!) this box was made down there as a present to his wife. It certainly smacks of love and care, and I especially love the inlaid mother of pearl not quite symmetrical heart. The lid features a very