Very Sweet Antique Carved Out Box in Red Paint with Slide Lid handmade bird cutout and found with a handful

and found with a handful of old ink pen nibs inside

and the effect is a portrait of a mourning woman who feels electric and iconic

which is likely where it was made

perhaps packed with emergency supplies

Very good antique condition--clearly well used

Very Sweet Antique Carved Out Box in Red Paint with Slide Lid handmade bird cutout and found with a handfulI really love an old carved out wooden box. Feels so visceral and direct, not messing around with jointed corners, just digging out the inside. And this old one with a sweet little carved knob at the end of the sliding lid. Could be that the unpainted pine lid replaced an earlier one, but if so has been with it for a very long time, lovingly done and perfectly fitting. Perhaps made to hold slate pencils, but good for whatever little odds and ends now,