Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand fun box The bottom of the box

The bottom of the box is constructed of three slats

I've been on the hunt for another of these brilliant puzzle-type boxes made to hold sewing machine attachments since finding (and immediately selling) one a few months ago--and here one is

this is truly an exquisitely woven piece

Established in 1894

Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand fun box The bottom of the boxI spotted this watercolor high on the wall at an antique shop in Manchester, NH, and was immediately smitten. Though clearly posed, this young man seems wonderfully at ease, and quite dreamy, as if he's just woken from a nap, hair still tousled. There is such a warmth and intimacy to it that I'd guess the painter, Mary Rand, was this boy's mother, though I have no idea. I love that she chose to omit any context other than the mat and pillow upon which