Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box leaded glass from very pale yellow to

from very pale yellow to deep orange

which is what allows one to see the construction

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

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

Approx 68” long (@34” drop as hung)

Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box leaded glass from very pale yellow toI'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,