J.P Justa, Joyfully Painted 19th Century Folk Art Wall Box construction pencils with a dark green/brown thread

with a dark green/brown thread showing on the exterior

just too pretty

surely symbolic of a certain patriotism

And I think this is a lovely old one

J.P Justa, Joyfully Painted 19th Century Folk Art Wall Box construction pencils with a dark green/brown threadThis wonderful antique two pocket hanging wall box shows plenty of wear, but for me that just adds to its very joyful, celebratory feeling and of course I really love the name "Justa" front and center Latin in origin and meaning "fair and upright." I would guess Pennsylvania Scandinavian or German, based on both the name and the manner of decoration, 3rd quarter 19th century I would guess. Wonderful old paint, hand forged iron nails, perfectly wonky