True Victorian Seashell Decorated Box with Heart (and Bright Pink Lining) woman with pearls and printed design examples from

and printed design examples from the lid of the original box was glue to the interior lid of this one

frame 9" x11"

The strong frame or foundation of the basket appears to be hazel

and what is either leather or vinyl for the ears

If I had to choose a favorite piece of furniture

True Victorian Seashell Decorated Box with Heart (and Bright Pink Lining) woman with pearls and printed design examples fromI come across a fair number of seashell decorated boxes, especially in these parts, but this one struck me as an especially lovely, succinct example, with the heart at center (once red, now nicely faded but with darker red around the perimeter, making it feel a bit like a bleeding heart) giving a certain boldness and resolve to the whole thing. Late 19th very early 20th c. and quite well done, with a narrow band of striped paper around the perimeter