Jerry's Old Match Stick and Inlay Tramp Art Dresser Box with Heart Shaped Hinges ice fishing box Very striking

Very striking

1920s I believe based on the Franklin stamp

and though the glaze shows some age and wear

Framed: 22 3/4" x 15 3/4" x 1 7/8"

Under her dress

Jerry's Old Match Stick and Inlay Tramp Art Dresser Box with Heart Shaped Hinges ice fishing box Very strikingSurely there is a Jerry out there somewhere who has been waiting for years for a old tramp inlaid matchstick box with his or her name on it! But whether a Jerry or not, it's a sweet one, and an old one, and one infused with a lot of love, both in its making and in its patina of wear and use. I love the wonkiness of the inlaid letters running diagonal across the lid (with two inlaid diamonds to balance, reading a bit like a pair of eyes) and its very