For the Good Husband, 19th C. Papier Mache Shoe Snuff Box animal love with no splits or cracks

with no splits or cracks or other issues

ribbed stocking and scalloped edge around the thigh

that I think make this really great

One could certainly build a miniature barnyard scene around this

I believe specifically made as a stand for the circus elephant

For the Good Husband, 19th C. Papier Mache Shoe Snuff Box animal love with no splits or cracksOne sees a fair number of antique lacquered papier mache snuff boxes, including a shoe shaped one from time to time, but this is the first Ive seen with text on the lid, in this gold letters reading For the Good Husband. And so one imagines a gift from a wife to her spouse long ago I might imagine, being pocket sized, given to him as he set out on a trip, perhaps to remind him of the good husband he should be! 3 1 8 x 7 8 w x 1 1 4 t and in good