Ornate Chip Carved Antique Tramp Art Frame, 1914-16 cast iron dog The illustrative surface design

The illustrative surface design

where a retrospective of their work was presented in 1996

CT and there were a few varieties of these they produced

The sliding part on this old folk art climbing monkey toy is partially broken

completely concealing her head

Ornate Chip Carved Antique Tramp Art Frame, 1914-16 cast iron dog The illustrative surface designThis wonderful old frame has some loss around the edges of the heart on top, but it was so lovingly and labor intensively made (taking three years, from 1914 16!) that there was no way I could leave it behind and I'd put a photograph of my favorite person in the world inside of it! Some loss at the very top, and some small dings to the surface here and there, but a super warm patina, glass in the frame, and easy to slide on a photo from the back side.