Painted Chip Carved Antique Tramp Art Double Frame white brick house only a couple of archival

only a couple of archival citations of the Rayo Card Co

Ernst Lorenzen was a forester/naturalist from Denmark and Alma an Acadian from Cocagne

extending up along the edges and attached by thread wound through pierced holes

I can't help but think of him as a portrayal of righteous hypocrisy--perhaps representing a puritanical late 17th century minister crying witchcraft

The vase is signed Pottery Craft USA on the side near the base

Painted Chip Carved Antique Tramp Art Double Frame white brick house only a couple of archivalThis early 20th century tramp art frame is as much a sculptural object as a functional one, and with a reverse side as good as the front! I really like the combination of strong straight lines on the black painted structure with the unpainted zig zag chip carved decoration inside and in between; sharp and folky at once. Quite beautifully and concisely constructed, with nice old nails at each point where the black painted pieces meet. 12 7 8" l x 10" t