Felix the Cat Hand-painted Little Folk Art Tin Wall Box stone salt and pepper very commonly velvet

very commonly velvet

to the remnants of old blue-gray paint (and a few spatters of a neon-green)

in art history classes

this one just the right size for one big bloom

with just a bit of wear to black paint on the nose

Felix the Cat Hand-painted Little Folk Art Tin Wall Box stone salt and pepper very commonly velvetI'd guess this small tin wall box was meant to hold matches, which it could still, or one could, say, plant a sprig of creeping ivy in it, to ultimately give this Felix a head of hair! I might guess mid 20th c or so, with nice thick black and white paint for the face and red for the box. 4" tall x 3 1 2" wide x 1 3 4" deep and in good shape, with a little wear to the paint and a few small stains.