18th Century "Deposite No. 1" Painted Wood Panel tramp art wall box and all of her seams

and all of her seams are holding tight

with its original dry

The basketry on all is finely done with sweet grass and ash splint

college students specifically

and also a bit disdainful

18th Century "Deposite No. 1" Painted Wood Panel tramp art wall box and all of her seamsA simple, very old thing, to me just completely gorgeous. I know from a little research that "deposite" is an archaic form of the word deposit, but I have had a bit of a hard time understanding in what all manners it was used I believe used in relation to financial deposits, for sure, but I am not sure whether also relating to mail, for example. There are two holes along one edge of the panel showing that it was hinged to something else I would guess