Mid 19th C. Grain Painted Box (Eyes and Arches) handmade brass form and I'd guess earlier than

and I'd guess earlier than later

but over time that blush turned to near black

with pencil sketching underneath

with his great elongated body seeming poised and ready to take off swimming

Great from cap to shoes I think

Mid 19th C. Grain Painted Box (Eyes and Arches) handmade brass form and I'd guess earlier thanI've become deeply enamored with 19th century paint decorated boxes, grain painted especially, and think this one, c. 1850s and made of pine, I believe, is really a beauty. A sort of mustardy yellow with a darker pigmented shade over top applied through a combination of freehand brush strokes and comb application. I love the long, gently arching lines across the front, like a rainbow, and then what look like eyes split right down the middle on the