Vintage Lacquer Jewelry Box Mountain Scene

Featured for your enjoyment is another wonderful item from Minnesota’s Attic. This wonderful old jewelry box is called Lacquer Ware. It was very popular in the 50’s during the Korean War. These are general made of an excellent paper mache with a lacquer finish. Hard to tell on this one if it is paper mache or wood. Either way it has a pitch black lacquer finish with a hand painted oriental mountain scene. The inside is done in a pink corduroy type fabric. It has a hand painted mirror on the inside lid. Original clasp. One corner along the top does have lacquer missing. It is on the side and will not really be noticed, thin line of it. It measures 4 1/2” tall by 10 1/2” long and 6” deep.