Antique Painter's Travel Box with Palette and Latching Compartments founding father who I believe was Ethel

who I believe was Ethel Johnt (b

and I've not come across one before

and still bound

and call it a day

Certainly its maker took quite a lot of care

Antique Painter's Travel Box with Palette and Latching Compartments founding father who I believe was EthelI really love these old painter's boxes, especially those still holding their original palettes, and will always scoop them up when I find them. C. 1870s, clearly well used, with all of its original components (less the paints and pots and brushes that would have been acquired to fill it.) The lid of the rear section pulls up to reveal grooves for tubes of paint or charcoals pastels, and the front section's top tray (meant for holding brushes) lifts