Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box folk art reverse glass painting thick walled

thick walled

including the fact that she studied at the Art Students League

5 7/16"x 4 3/8" framed

with "Scratch" carved in cursive letters along one side

Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box folk art reverse glass painting thick walledI'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,