Victorian Era Pen and Ink Punch Magazine Cartoon Drawing box with face born in 1951 in Jemez

born in 1951 in Jemez Pueblo

which I thought might be used as a letter opener

plus the little ball in cage at one end

one can just make out the box's original stamp

with this terrific array of unusual geometric forms dangling from every other link of the chain

Victorian Era Pen and Ink Punch Magazine Cartoon Drawing box with face born in 1951 in JemezThis ink drawing c. 1870s or so is so finely done, it makes me wonder whether it wasn't the original drawing for a Punch magazine cartoon, as noted at bottom right? If not, it is a very very skillful rendering of a published version; see photos for a few examples from around the same time. I find this cafe scene of mother and son pretty charming, and love his little cap and crossed ankles dangling under the table! (And on the cafe sign in the