Antique Japonaiserie French Lacquer Box for Straight Pins 19th c Sewing made in france It is made in a

It is made in a simple full length sleeveless style with spaghetti straps

but was “discovered” in 1961 by Terry Ryan of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative

but this is missing - shouldn't be difficult to replace

I also have other pieces available

The book consists of 285 pages and was published by the David McKay Company

Antique Japonaiserie French Lacquer Box for Straight Pins 19th c Sewing made in france It is made in aThis is an antique French lacquered box featuring decoration on its lid in the Japonaiserie style. The scene is of a rickshaw with driver and passenger, a geisha as viewed from the back, a running cat and a bird, I think a crane, flying overhead. Depos (registered) is written at the lower right with the makers initials next to it. The front of the box reads Epingles dAcier (steel pins, which I take to be straight pins). The box measures 3 1 2 by 2 1 2