Man of the Wood, Wonderful Old Folk Art Burl Wood Carving antique postcards And a sun casting rays

And a sun casting rays through the clouds seems just right to me as the imagery engraved on a case for matches made long before there was electricity

”  “Clyde worked here papering and painting

with plenty of wear and fading of the color

) The stars on the underside of her hat brim at pretty great too

Beautiful patina to the brass

Man of the Wood, Wonderful Old Folk Art Burl Wood Carving antique postcards And a sun casting raysI purchased this from a seller in Alabama, who inherited it from his picker collector father 40+ years ago, and described it as having looked equally old then; my guess is earlyish 20th century. I wasn't completely certain it would be as good as I hoped but happily it is even better! I recently bought and sold what turned out to be a piece by Moses Ogden; this is not, but it has a related sense of specialness and gravitas to it, really quite an