Painted Shoe-Shaped Nearly Flat Folk Art Box 19th c smoke decorated tin I haven't been able to

I haven't been able to find much about the plot

This one I'd be especially glad to keep for myself

6 3/16" t x 4 13/16" w x 15/16" thick

I think perhaps wanting to reclaim ideas of American patriotism

8" l x 5" d x 3 3/8" t

Painted Shoe-Shaped Nearly Flat Folk Art Box 19th c smoke decorated tin I haven't been able toThe paint on this unusual little shoe shaped box has nice age to it; I'd guess 1920s 30s or so, though maybe a little earlier than that. I love the long, nearly flat form, as if nodding to the elongated proportions of clown shoes, and the surprise of realizing the "lid" slides off to reveal a secret hiding place. Perhaps the upper and lower were once joined, I'm honestly not sure, but now they just fit together nicely, with a carve out in the