Patina-Full 19th Century Tin Fold Out Painter's Box, As Found (with Brushes and Ballantine Bottle Opener) sgraffito plate and the sun's a cheerful

and the sun's a cheerful shade of yellow

3 11/16" across at handle

Stands straight and tall and steady

composed of two braided pieces terminating in four leafy ends

and these to my sensibilities are very much both of those

Patina-Full 19th Century Tin Fold Out Painter's Box, As Found (with Brushes and Ballantine Bottle Opener) sgraffito plate and the sun's a cheerfulI've got a weakness for old painter's boxes, especially ones that have been much used: carriers of creativity, literally and relative to aura! This one was produced by Frost & Adams, Boston, fourth quarter 19th c; established in 1869, Frost & Adam was an artists' supply firm located on the current site of Boston City Hall and City Hall Plaza! It appears to me this box had a second or third or fourth or tenth ! life in the mid 20th century, with new