Antique "Compositio" Hand-painted Tin miniature furniture It's really got a sweet

It's really got a sweet presence

and great for serving or holding little things

like me (who might also use it just for drawing angles and straight lines)

) 2" tall  x 1 1/8" wide x 1/2" deep

Antique "Compositio" Hand-painted Tin miniature furniture It's really got a sweetI find the hand painted black against cream "Compositio" lettering on the front of this antique tin just about as good as it gets; pure yum! I assume this was an apothecary tin, holding a mixture of some sort, but am not entirely certain. There is some text written on the inside of the lid, which looks to read 10 cents each followed with an 8. 5 which I might guess meant ounces or grams per unit. And a date: November 8, 189_, the exact year faded by