Blind Old Wooden Cutout Folk Art Dog 19th century engraved book where they functioned as match

where they functioned as match holders

The box measures 7" diameter and 3" tall overall

including at the Art Institute of Chicago

Watercolor on watercolor type card

though the loom seems to be in great structural shape

Blind Old Wooden Cutout Folk Art Dog 19th century engraved book where they functioned as matchWhat a strange one! I have to think perhaps abandoned before completion, or made by someone who had an unusual perspective on where a dogs eye might go! Whatever the case, I really love the rather surrealistic result. 12 inches tall, 3 4" thick, painted essentially the same on both sides, and in perfectly aged condition, with assorted scuffs and scrapes all to the good. And with a handy eye hook at top for hanging.