Beautiful Old Farrier's Box with Iron Corner Reinforcements desk object with one small tear along

with one small tear along the top

I've seen handled bowls of this form described as mortars

heavy and substantial

I've recently fallen deeply in love with English 19th century transfer-ware combining text and illustration

I'd guess 1960s or so

Beautiful Old Farrier's Box with Iron Corner Reinforcements desk object with one small tear alongI believe this is an old farrier box, used for storing and carrying tools for shoeing horses, and certainly it has done a lot of work, with these beautiful iron corner reinforcements added long ago. Hand forged iron nails, original red paint, and a leather strap that once would have adjusted but was fixed in place at some point along the way. Very sturdy and useful still as a carrying box for tools or whatever, but also just a gorgeous object. 13 3 4"