C. 1795 Straw-work Miniature Domed Box with Newspaper Lining, Signed J. Breckenridge Dansk stoneware box It seems possible that there

It seems possible that there was once something behind the cutout but I don't know

a single shot for a duel to the death

I completely love this thing

roaming the grounds of what I imagine is a farm (looks maybe like the side of a barn

and huge bloom in hand

C. 1795 Straw-work Miniature Domed Box with Newspaper Lining, Signed J. Breckenridge Dansk stoneware box It seems possible that thereI have never paid very much attention to straw work, also called straw marquetry, but this miniature dome topped straw work box, lined with newspaper dating it to c. 1795, has converted me! Examples of this sort are most often referred to as Napoleonic prisoner of war work, as most pieces available today were made in England in prisoner of war camps and prison ships between 1793 and 1815 making this an early one. Drawing on traditions practiced in