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https://www.decorativecollective.com/dealers/the-school-for-scandalThe Young Ladies Mirror is a charming, moralistic paper puzzle similar in construction to on advent calendar, each square with hand-written clue flips up to reveal the answer, written on blue paper adhered to the back of the white.
"Wash to Smooth Wrinkles" flips up to reveal "Contentment"
The Universal Beautifier: Good Temper
An Elastic Girdle: Patience etc, The fourth row has lost the flip up clues, but is does therefore reveal the structure of the piece
24/19cm. Circa 1830 in date, English in origins
General soiling and staining, as one would expect for age. with the inked cursive writing crisp and clear and completely readable.