Woman of Mystery, Antique Tapestry/Embroidery Covered Powder Box with Mirror Richard Rohac One of the letters is

One of the letters is addressed to an Atkins Blair and dated 1888

scholar & one-time assistant to Kerouac’s former wife Edie Kerouac Parker

it feels rather like it should be displayed on a pedestal

and the wonderfully fine graphic patterns on both

relatively humble one

Woman of Mystery, Antique Tapestry/Embroidery Covered Powder Box with Mirror Richard Rohac One of the letters isSo many things little things to fall in love with and my weakness for boxes of all sorts only seems to grow, all the better when they deliver a portrait, too! I've not seen another quite like this, with the portrait appearing to have been woven as a tapestry, though perhaps finely embroidered, as it has remained pretty much in tact while the the plum ground is pretty threadbare. I love the effects of time and wear, making our rather Mona Lisa esque