Hand-painted Old Bentwood Bunny Box late 19th century painting 4 3/8" in diameter

4 3/8" in diameter

NY -- which is the green tin with the silver sailboat and paint set inside

This glaze appears again on the interior as halo-like outlines for the acidic blue-green hyroglyph-like decoration

Mounted to backing/scrapbook paper with an old print on reverse

But also for this marvelously drawn fellow with giant feet (

Hand-painted Old Bentwood Bunny Box late 19th century painting 4 3/8" in diameterJust in time for Easter, this sweet painted bentwood box with bunny couple on top. This definitely has age to it, and written in pencil on the bottom is III Grade Forest City, (Pennsylvania?), so perhaps it was the Easter time creation of a third grader years ago. The drawing of the rabbits was scratched a bit into the creamy white paint, then decorated with green and lavender paint, with lavender used around the lip of the lid as well. Id guess 1930s