Charming Hybrid: Early 19th C. Painted Box with Folk Art Needlepoint Cover Mexican I've also learned that it

I've also learned that it is fairly rare to find them still with the chicks inside

by placing atop another small block or whatever

plus large hazel or brown eyes

Wear to box as evident

pretty much exactly centered at the peak of the hill (and looking rather lonely there)

Charming Hybrid: Early 19th C. Painted Box with Folk Art Needlepoint Cover Mexican I've also learned that itJust my sort of thing a special thing to begin with, made all the more special long long ago with the addition of a very folky needlepoint, secured to the top of the box. The box is c. 1820s 30s I believe, Northern European I have had a couple similar with dome tops, quite coveted things, but have not seen a slant top example like this painted with colorful little houses on all sides framed by trees and ground and deep blue sky. Whether it was some