CAKE, Perfectly Pink (Marie Antoinette-esque) 10 Inch Antique Stencil Painted Tin sports and its size

and its size

and with the seaweed beautifully arranged into a large cross

The watercolor is early

These four are from a larger group of 19th c

scattered stains/toning to paper

CAKE, Perfectly Pink (Marie Antoinette-esque) 10 Inch Antique Stencil Painted Tin sports and its sizeI have a special weakness for old cake tins and chests, specifically those that have CAKE stenciled across their fronts. I think because CAKE is one of the best words ever, and also because it makes the tin feel like a present and a promise of marvelous delights. And this one, in old pink paint and rust here and there, seems about as perfect an encapsulation of the inherent tensions within Marie Antoinette's famous cake eating mantra as could be. Very