True Victorian Seashell Decorated Box with Heart (and Bright Pink Lining) cone And the design of some

And the design of some of the cards is great

and I think really terrific

4 1/2" long x 1 5/8" in diameter

with laced up bodice and apron over her skirt

It's cream color then decorated with two different shades of pink petals with light green at the centers--like a triangle-shaped bunch of flowers

True Victorian Seashell Decorated Box with Heart (and Bright Pink Lining) cone And the design of someI come across a fair number of seashell decorated boxes, especially in these parts, but this one struck me as an especially lovely, succinct example, with the heart at center (once red, now nicely faded but with darker red around the perimeter, making it feel a bit like a bleeding heart) giving a certain boldness and resolve to the whole thing. Late 19th very early 20th c. and quite well done, with a narrow band of striped paper around the perimeter