Antique Gravel Covered, Wire Hinged Folk Art Box with Original Green and Red Painted Interior West Virginia postcard somewhat more pronounced in photos

somewhat more pronounced in photos than in person

Canvas: 15" x 11 1/8"

they issued a set of 10 of these depicting athletes wearing jerseys from that school engaged in different sports: runner

or a one off creation of creative maker who combined treen canister

8 1/4" diameter x approx 3" t

Antique Gravel Covered, Wire Hinged Folk Art Box with Original Green and Red Painted Interior West Virginia postcard somewhat more pronounced in photosI really love this one. I seem to recall seeing a box or two covered like this in what I only know to describe as a sort of fine gravel, but I don't know when that was a thing to do. Whether that surface is original to the box or applied a bit later I am not sure, but the bottom of the box shows much softened original green paint, and I am pretty certain the green and red painted interior are of the same age, original to it, as are the wire hinges all