Thick Antique Chip Carved, Gold Painted Tramp Art Cross old handmade cloth doll ) I believe this particular

) I believe this particular basket may have been made by Marjorie Abbey Battise

No mallets included

and pretty backs too

When I spot a tramp art tray made of matchsticks like this one (very rarely

and grass underfoot

Thick Antique Chip Carved, Gold Painted Tramp Art Cross old handmade cloth doll ) I believe this particularIf ever there were a tramp art cross that seemed to express unwavering faith, I think it's this so thickly stacked and solid it feels quite invincible. And indeed its the form that I really love about it, with all of those chip carved layers creating a really wonderful geometry, and when laid on its side it looks almost like a piece of architecture. Old, nicely mellowed gold paint, I believe original to it, with some traces of an aqua blue on top that