Yellow Cat Vintage Folk Art Match Holder (Roughness to to Bottom Edge) brass seal amplifying a sense of sisterhood

amplifying a sense of sisterhood

with the grain of the wood giving added life to the body of the bird and making the whole piece feel rather as if in flight

with the water all to themselves

made by a specific person for a specific purpose

No chips or cracks other than the repaired one

Yellow Cat Vintage Folk Art Match Holder (Roughness to to Bottom Edge) brass seal amplifying a sense of sisterhoodCat faced hanging match boxes were once very much a thing, and like yard art animals and figures, all embody variations on a theme, reflective of the particular skills and sensibilities of their makers. I've never gone for one before, but the combination of bright yellow paint, long black eye lashes and whiskers, and square cornered nose and mouth on this one just won me, making it look rather startled and a bit less than friendly! There is some loss