Lovely and Smart Antique Silk Covered Color-blocked Folk Art Sewing Box decoration white and blue silk thread

white and blue silk thread (now pink

It seems to have good age to it and the manner of the painting makes me think 19th c

9 3/4" long x 1 1/4" tall x 1/4" thick and in very good vintage condition- a tiny bit of loss of paint along the bottom edge

The glass slides in horizontally to a three-sized frame on the backside

Lovely and Smart Antique Silk Covered Color-blocked Folk Art Sewing Box decoration white and blue silk threadThere is a specific type of antique geometric pin cushion pin keep, constructed of card board with a different piece of colorful silk on each facet (see photos for one example not the best but you get a sense), that is very close kin to this box; the construction, and the feel, is just the same. I'm fairly obsessed with those, but have never seen one like this, and it feels like a special present of a little sewing box to me. Very modern feeling, too,