Menthols Forever, Vintage Folk Art Cigarette Pack Wreath hand-dyed silk with lots of scrapes and

with lots of scrapes and some paint splotches here and there

adhered mostly with nails it appears

the frame of the chair was carved in pieces with tiny nails used to secure them where the pieces meet

with the frame tightly holding the slate with no wiggle

which is the one that would have slide into his base

Menthols Forever, Vintage Folk Art Cigarette Pack Wreath hand-dyed silk with lots of scrapes andI believe the cigarette packs intricately folded to make this tramp art prison art wreath were Salem's, which bore the phrase "menthol flavor," visible here as they form the white perimeter stripe. Whether or not the current administration with follow through on banning menthols is unknown, but whatever the case certainly a folk creation of a lost era. Probably made as a garland of sorts for an ashtray set in the middle, but rather festive as a minty