Circa 1920s Metal Egg Shipping Crate (Two Dozen) woven wall hanging Maine-based ceramicist Jeffrey Lipton

Maine-based ceramicist Jeffrey Lipton

with a little gap and wiggle--no threat of coming apart

as it is a tremendously satisfying thing to hold in one's hand

Both drawings are mounted to the same backing paper

which appears between the letters U & S

Circa 1920s Metal Egg Shipping Crate (Two Dozen) woven wall hanging Maine-based ceramicist Jeffrey LiptonIn addition to just being a cool thing, I was thinking that this old egg shipping crate, with interior egg holders, could be useful for housing little jars of mixed paint, say, and hauling them around, too, as the box latches up tight. First thing under the lid when you open it up is an old sheet of cardboard with the address of a onetime egg recipient, which shows through a cutout in the top of the box. Under the cardboard then are the metal rimmed