1914 WW1 Folk Art House Shaped Match Dispenser + Striker profiles All the better is that

All the better is that it be painted (in oil) on an old chamfered wood panel

appears transformed into a cloud of smoke

I think really nothing beats rustic pottery like this for everyday use and enduring beauty

6 1/4" x 4 3/8" framed

I would guess mid 20th c

1914 WW1 Folk Art House Shaped Match Dispenser + Striker profiles All the better is thatA lot of history housed in this great little match dispenser striker house, with the August 1914 painted across both long sides marking the month that World War I began. (On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia; three days later they invaded Belgium in order to attack France, which led to a British declaration of war on Germany on August 4.) The painted roof of the house I presume represent the colors of Germany and France on one side, and England