Rare Early (c. 1800) French Papier Mache Snuff Box, The Burdens of the Husband! handkerchief box it looks fantastic and really

it looks fantastic and really is quite a thing

I know from the seller that this paper doll dates to the 1860s

I love them all

The original elastic is still attached so one can do just that

red and black glass for the eyes

Rare Early (c. 1800) French Papier Mache Snuff Box, The Burdens of the Husband! handkerchief box it looks fantastic and reallyThis is an earlyvery late 18th or very early 19th centuryFrench lacquered papier mch snuff box, and quite an amazing and amusing one, too, which I can find no match of out there anywhere. The text at bottom reads La Charge dun Mari ou le Fardeau du Menage, translating to the burden of the husband or the burden of the householdmeaning, essentially, what a lot of demands this fellow carries on his back, his wife, with two fingers raised behind his head,