Lovingly Carved (and Painted) Old Folk Art Slide Lid Blades Box printmaking pattern or sea moss

or sea moss

There is a bit of a sheen as well as a strength to the cloth that makes it seem like at least some of the thread might be silk

and then some

11 3/16 x 17" overall

and especially right for spelling out ABOMINATION and (UN)PUNISHED

Lovingly Carved (and Painted) Old Folk Art Slide Lid Blades Box printmaking pattern or sea mossPhotos do no justice to this sweet old hand carved slide lid box; details give a better sense of the care invested in (quite delicately) carving BLADES in relief down one side, with carved flourishes above and below the letters too. Then three X's painted across the reverse side (making me think it may have been Xacto blades it held) and yellow squares with green outlines on the short ends. Quite a special feeling one for holding knives or razor