MOTHER, Extra Folky Old Match Stick Tramp Art Box with Polka Dot Interior and Rich Patina milk jug 9 1/2" long x 4

9 1/2" long x 4 3/8" tall x 3/4" thick and in good vintage condition

which carries a terrific patina from what I'd think is 150 years at least of use

I also really appreciate C

)--but this sweet thing is definitely one

but they are very clear in person

MOTHER, Extra Folky Old Match Stick Tramp Art Box with Polka Dot Interior and Rich Patina milk jug 9 1/2" long x 4There are neat and crisp match stick boxes and then there are soulful old folk art boxes constructed of matchsticks, and this is very much the latter. I know match sticks creations were often made in prisons, though not exclusively this one, with cross at center and dedicated to MOTHER, has the feeling of prison art to me, but I don't know for sure. An old one and a very folky one whatever the case, with those flowers to either side of the the T in