Antique Painter's Travel Box with Palette and Latching Compartments modern salt and pepper A few excerpts of writing

A few excerpts of writing about him and his work below

which offer all sorts of sage advice

And so perhaps just the right box in which to store one's diary

these wonderful shoes

Antique Painter's Travel Box with Palette and Latching Compartments modern salt and pepper A few excerpts of writingI really love these old painter's boxes, especially those still holding their original palettes, and will always scoop them up when I find them. C. 1870s, clearly well used, with all of its original components (less the paints and pots and brushes that would have been acquired to fill it.) The lid of the rear section pulls up to reveal grooves for tubes of paint or charcoals pastels, and the front section's top tray (meant for holding brushes) lifts