Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull miniature chest It is stamped "47" on

It is stamped "47" on its unglazed bottom

I'd use it as a tray underneath a couple of great wooden boxes or objects

While the tile shows its age in the form of scratches to the surface revealing the red clay below the glaze

the founder of Zen Buddhism

Over the bottom third a cream glaze has been added

Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull miniature chest It is stamped "47" onThis is a wonderful old birch bark box with a great form and patina, and wonderful scalloped edges around the bark of the exterior, which is wrapped around the box and nicely tucked in at the end. A leather pull on the top with scalloped edge matches. I believe this box would have been used to store tobacco, and I have seen very similar examples described as Native American, primarily dating to the mid to late 19th century. There are a series of X's