Posted 3 years ago
vintagelamp
(1097 items)
18th Century Sterling Silver Patch Box With Painting On Ivory
From the internet:
Patch box, small, usually rectangular, sometimes oval box used mostly as a receptacle for beauty patches, especially in the 18th century. During the days of Louis XV, black patches of gummed taffeta were popular with fashionable women (and sometimes men) who wanted to emphasize the beauty or whiteness of their skin.
Hard to photograph. It is a little larger than a nickel.
Beautiful painting on lid, she looks like an angel
Newfld,
I can't figure out if she has wings or not...
I vote Wings :)
Alfie,
Yes! Just a little low...
Vintagelamp, True. But, what else could that shape be?
Alfie,
Not sure...looks like a wing to me...
Sweet! And interesting history, which is my favorite part of any item!
rancherswife,
Thank you! Mine also!
tough slight chance some type bustle back garments in a wheat bushel pastoral scene
this is a blunder of mine because bustle backs are not 18 century , the rest probably make some logic