Folding lantern in book form
Probably a table or traveling lantern for ladies, painted light green with transferware etchings in black on both covers with romantic rural scenes; rounded spine hand-painted with title in six panels with flowers painted in the top and bottom panels and five painted lines depicting a traditional book spine.-- description by Mindell Dubansky in consultation with Lynn Heckman
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