Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box leaded glass Other than a bit of

Other than a bit of of loss of blue paint on some

which is what allows one to see the construction

from very pale yellow to deep orange

One sees late 19th/earlyish 20th century tin lock boxes around

Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box leaded glass Other than a bit ofI've been paying more attention lately to early painting techniques as applied to the decoration of utilitiarian objects, from smoke painting to to a huge variety of approaches to grain painting originally used to imitate the look of more expensive woods, but really taking on a life of its own as a form of creative expression. (What I am really coveting now is a thumb print painted box!) This is not a fancy box it was made to be used, and has been,