19th C. Stenciled Extra American Vermillion Pigment Crate cream and I just think really

and I just think really pretty

published by W F Jackson & Sons of Salford Manchester in the late 30s/early 40s

and a vaguely face-like face that perhaps only a mother -- or motherly sort

with some wear to the wood around the edges at the top of the boot and a smallish white scuff mark on the surface of the wood near the top center on one side

really only noticeable with magnification

19th C. Stenciled Extra American Vermillion Pigment Crate cream and I just think reallyI love an old box crate with hand stenciled label, and love this one especially for that label bearing the beautiful word (and color) "Vermillion." I guess it once held paint pigment, and there are traces of the powdered color all over it. And really beautifully jointed corners too. A great once for filling with paint brushes or pencils or whatever and keeping out on the studio table. 8 3 8x 4 1 4 x 3 5 8 t and in good condition, with just a bit of