Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box leaded glass an English painter and illustrator

an English painter and illustrator known for animals and landscapes

as Smiley went on to earn her BA at Sarah Lawrence and to work as a painter and curator in NY until moving to Wellesley

where it will not leave scuffs on the floor or walls

or for taking apple picking

Approx 68” long (@34” drop as hung)

Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box leaded glass an English painter and illustratorI've been paying more attention lately to early painting techniques as applied to the decoration of utilitiarian objects, from smoke painting to to a huge variety of approaches to grain painting originally used to imitate the look of more expensive woods, but really taking on a life of its own as a form of creative expression. (What I am really coveting now is a thumb print painted box!) This is not a fancy box it was made to be used, and has been,