CAKE, Perfectly Pink (Marie Antoinette-esque) 10 Inch Antique Stencil Painted Tin sports though now one could also

though now one could also just stuff something in it and hang it

and with the seaweed beautifully arranged into a large cross

I believe likely late 19th c

scattered stains/toning to paper

Made of pine

CAKE, Perfectly Pink (Marie Antoinette-esque) 10 Inch Antique Stencil Painted Tin sports though now one could alsoI have a special weakness for old cake tins and chests, specifically those that have CAKE stenciled across their fronts. I think because CAKE is one of the best words ever, and also because it makes the tin feel like a present and a promise of marvelous delights. And this one, in old pink paint and rust here and there, seems about as perfect an encapsulation of the inherent tensions within Marie Antoinette's famous cake eating mantra as could be. Very