C. 1780 Battersea Bilston Enamelware Motto Patch Box with Interior Mirror 1929 art Checkerboard drawing measures 5 15/16"

Checkerboard drawing measures 5 15/16" x 4 7/16"

with some damage to the splint ash that holds one of the handles in place (the ash shows cracking

which I have to guess deteriorated to the point of no return

should one wish to put it into backyard play

1 11/16" t x 7/8" wide and deep and in good condition

C. 1780 Battersea Bilston Enamelware Motto Patch Box with Interior Mirror 1929 art Checkerboard drawing measures 5 15/16"I've always wanted a Battersea enamel patch box so old, late 1700s, and like little jewels, and so contemporary feeling in many of the messages they bear but I've never quite settled on one until finding this one near Albany this week that seemed just right to and maybe for! me. (Pretty much everything I buy I'll be happy to keep for myself, so I am always my own first customer!) I shot it with 3 4x magnification so the crazing on the white enamel