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

or make for a more ethereal seeming clown

and these to my sensibilities are very much both of those

3 11/16" across at handle

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