True Victorian Seashell Decorated Box with Heart (and Bright Pink Lining) caqrrying basket but it was never backed

but it was never backed (which I think is a good thing

There are a couple of dents

with what looks to be a little staining along the bottom edge of the photo

but which I really like for its sharp edges

3 3/8" t x 2 1/2" w x 3/4" d

True Victorian Seashell Decorated Box with Heart (and Bright Pink Lining) caqrrying basket but it was never backedI 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