Very Nice C. Early 20th C. Chip Carved Tramp Art Pedestal Box with Red Painted Interior P.U the skunk or placed under the pillow

or placed under the pillow

) attached

winking (with all of his face) at some other girl while the recipient of the postcard

and I'd be inclined to display it standing up

on linen cloth--so it is not teeny tiny stitches

Very Nice C. Early 20th C. Chip Carved Tramp Art Pedestal Box with Red Painted Interior P.U the skunk or placed under the pillowIt's been a while since I bought a true tramp art box, built of chip carved and stacked layers. Missing bits of wood, or too much fuss in one way or another tend to deter me, plus people tend now to price them through the roof. But this is a nice, clean, perfect scale and very sturdy one in great shape, and I really like this pedestal type form. With a lovely, carved pull for lifting the hinged lid, to reveal a bright red painted interior, with brass