Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box leaded glass One sees late 19th/earlyish 20th

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

Approx 68” long (@34” drop as hung)

which is what allows one to see the construction

or for taking apple picking

Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box leaded glass One sees late 19th/earlyish 20thI'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,