Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box folk art reverse glass painting 3 3/8" in diameter and

3 3/8" in diameter and in good shape

but haven't been able to make a definitive match

Boxes show a little wear but all materials are in excellent condition

with "Scratch" carved in cursive letters along one side

Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box folk art reverse glass painting 3 3/8" in diameter andI'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,