Antique "Father" Mourning Cabinet Card red and black lidded lacquer box Sled measures 4 1/2" l

Sled measures 4 1/2" l x 3/4" w x 1 3/8" t

and the hand-written two-sided cards--accounting for every month and possibility for how the dates fall--are easily removed

Beautifully aged and in great shape

In addition to illustrations

which makes its back stand up straight (and perhaps it once made a squeak

Antique "Father" Mourning Cabinet Card red and black lidded lacquer box Sled measures 4 1/2" lBetween the hand cut letters spelling Father, the funerary wreath surrounding a photograph of him, and the sheaf of wheat below tied with a ribbon that runs just to the very edge of the picture frame, this one just struck me as quite a tender and beautiful mourning photo. And I love his very white beard too! I found a few records of the Hamilton photo studio in Shenandahoah, Iowa between 1902 and the early 20s, and would guess this dates close to the