Antique Pewter Baby Cradle Box english snuff box The cardboard I believe was

The cardboard I believe was not too long ago glued to a piece of foam core to stabilize it

and then given this terrific paint job

I think this may one him—squawking very loudly at me to bring him home

The expressive but subtly rendered brown

My weakness for old wooden blocks never ceases

Antique Pewter Baby Cradle Box english snuff box The cardboard I believe wasAn unusual one, which I have tried hard to find out something about, with no luck at all, including attempts to trace the mark. A box for storing silver diaper pins? Or locks of hair? A container for a child's ashes? A mold? I really have no idea, but find it quite an evocative and slightly haunting object. Definitely pewter and I assume British, with a mark that looks to read ICH together with a lion. 4 9 16" l x 3" w x 4" t. Overall very good I