Antique Portable Metal Painter's Box with Palette, 1884 Patent little chair ) The cat painting is

) The cat painting is in excellent condition

wonderfully aged and worn condition

Green painted one measures 7 5/16" tall

5 5/8" long x 4" deep x 3 3/8" tall

Antique Portable Metal Painter's Box with Palette, 1884 Patent little chair ) The cat painting isI really love the way this box was designed (in 1884) unfolding in a sequence, first to reveal the wooden palette held in place on the underside of the lid by a wire latch, and then with two doors opening out (again held in place by a wire latch) to reveal compartments for paints and brushes and whatever else inside. It's seen some use with the initials of a one time owner (T. F it appears) painted in red on the front, and with some supplies found