Sweet Antique Tin Pail in Original Pinkish-Putty Paint hiking man and dog it is threaded at the

it is threaded at the top for hanging

And the white of the rose and rose buds on this one are so pale as to almost disappear against the cream colored paper

All very finely done by hand showing a wide variety of stitches (buttonhole stitch

but wide open

and all about line and materiality

Sweet Antique Tin Pail in Original Pinkish-Putty Paint hiking man and dog it is threaded at theI live with the belief that beauty is everywhere if one looks for it, and an old painted tin pail can deliver as much of it as, say a very fine piece of china! I like the lines and proportions of this pail, 19th c. I believe, and its tight fitting lid and perfect arc of a wire handle. And, especially, the old pinkish taupe paint on it, more satisfying in person. Plus a perfect one to line with a plastic bag and use for picking berries or foraging