Yellow Cat Vintage Folk Art Match Holder (Roughness to to Bottom Edge) handmade cradle but as a pretty fabulous

but as a pretty fabulous folk art piece I think I'd more likely display it out of reach

Great horse

but never one from the 18th century

16 1/8" l x 2 1/2" w x 9/16" d and in very good condition

I would absolutely have to remove that page

Yellow Cat Vintage Folk Art Match Holder (Roughness to to Bottom Edge) handmade cradle but as a pretty fabulousCat 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