Beautiful 19th C. Smoke Decorated Lidded Storage Tin with Handles sculpture of a couple 1827-1868--and between her kind face

1827-1868--and between her kind face

all still held taut

but it is in overall very good condition and could easily be framed to show just the drawing itself

or of her "Momma" and "Papa" and their activities

Sight" 5" x 3 1/2"

Beautiful 19th C. Smoke Decorated Lidded Storage Tin with Handles sculpture of a couple 1827-1868--and between her kind faceA friend and fellow antiques dealer was expressing to me just the other day his enamourment with smoke decorated objects; I must admit I'd never paid super close attention, but then came across this tin and I must say I'm smitten. Smoke decorating, or smoke painting, became popular in the late 18th century and was used well into the 19th, done by manipulating a sooty candle over the surface of a newly painted object, still wet, to produce various