This January has been feeling dark in just about every way, so how very welcome feels a big dose of color, and how glorious the color on this 19th c. bentwood pantry box with bail handle--lid long gone, all the better to see its pink painted lip! With the original lemony yellow paint visible on the underside--which with a few traces of that yellow on the interior near the lip, which make me think the exterior was once yellow two. Then this most gorgeous green--which has held on very well, seemingly in spite of efforts cover it in pink! In the end, each color has found its right terrain, yielding a wonderful color story in all senses, and a beautiful thing. I imagine this filled with hedge apples, or pine cones and winter greens, or wooden building blocks (of course!) but also nice set on a high shelf and admired like a painting!
11" d x 5 3/8" t; 10 1/2" t with handle raised. Sound and sturdy. A little shedding when actively moved around, which seemed to be mostly a little soil/dust to the interior released when I turned it upside down; minimal flaking of the paint, and it appears it is just the pink that is at all chippy.
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