Lovely Old Three Stars Matchstick Tramp Art Plaque cigar box frames though my house at least

though my house at least is filled with things monogrammed for other people

21” x 9” x 5/8” d and in very good vintage condition

Definitely this piece served a function

Just think of all that has been written across the surfaces of this (real) slate

This is one of two pitchers I grabbed on my very first real-world antiquing outing after months of lockdown

Lovely Old Three Stars Matchstick Tramp Art Plaque cigar box frames though my house at leastSometimes matchstick tramp art can feel a bit kitschy, but this is really something else entirely. No burnt ends, no varnish over top, just the beautifully irregular linear patterns of the cut matchsticks laid down end to end, one after the other, interrupted only by the simple outlines of three stars. All having acquired a gorgeous warm dry wood patina that, together with the geometries, makes it feel almost like a painting, and it is actually Jasper