c. 1840s American Wallpaper Band Box with Decoupage in Glorious Yellow and Blue McLoughlin Golden Eagle Anagrams inset into the rear of

inset into the rear of the body

From her ringlets

Fabulous blue

I found this one on my first visit to what feels like a treasure trove of an antiques shop in central Mass

Her neck has just a bit of floppiness to it when moving her around

c. 1840s American Wallpaper Band Box with Decoupage in Glorious Yellow and Blue McLoughlin Golden Eagle Anagrams inset into the rear ofI paid a fair bit for this one, and will be very glad to keep it for myself I simply could not resist that yellow, or that blue, and even more so the two of them together. (I have not at all amped up the color here.) Unusual in my experience to find one with decoupage elements on the exterior, too, which I find very charming this is American, c. 1840s I believe (with a stars and stripes shield at the center and en eagle too) but someone was also