Jerry's Old Match Stick and Inlay Tramp Art Dresser Box with Heart Shaped Hinges animal trap designs 1970s or so I believe

1970s or so I believe

then painted gold

Kelly was an artist in residence at Kilkenny Design Studio

so perhaps they accompanied lobster rolls and fried clams

but what a beautiful sort of frame now

Jerry's Old Match Stick and Inlay Tramp Art Dresser Box with Heart Shaped Hinges animal trap designs 1970s or so I believeSurely there is a Jerry out there somewhere who has been waiting for years for a old tramp inlaid matchstick box with his or her name on it! But whether a Jerry or not, it's a sweet one, and an old one, and one infused with a lot of love, both in its making and in its patina of wear and use. I love the wonkiness of the inlaid letters running diagonal across the lid (with two inlaid diamonds to balance, reading a bit like a pair of eyes) and its very