Menthols Forever, Vintage Folk Art Cigarette Pack Wreath hand-dyed silk but then two in two

but then two in two weeks--this one a very charming and stark contrast to a notebook of very very precise and pristine graphite drawings listed last week

(I'll be glad to put you in touch with the dealer

with the frame tightly holding the slate with no wiggle

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

adhered mostly with nails it appears

Menthols Forever, Vintage Folk Art Cigarette Pack Wreath hand-dyed silk but then two in twoI 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