Artist's paint box

1850-1925

Measurements

5/8 in x 6-1/8 in x 3-3/4 in

Materials

Mahogany and unidentified hardwood (bottom board), paint pigments

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation

Accession Number

2020.109

Condition Notes

Some of the pigment blocks are broken.

Comments

The shallow, rectangular box has a sliding lid that opens to shallow compartments for individual blocks of pigment.  Each block of pigment has the color name in raised letters on one side and a raised walking lion on the other.  A long, narrow compartment along one long end allows storage of appropriate tools.