Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope pottery jug The tacks themselves are long

The tacks themselves are long gone

1970s I think

The fabric

interrupted by a rainbow array of stripes

Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope pottery jug The tacks themselves are longI'm not sure if 3 dimensional objects can actually qualify as trompe 'loeil, but I'm using the term to describe this wonderful carved envelope anyway! First, it is the size of an real small envelope, and second, the manner of the carving in relation to the color and grain of the wood creates the appearance of faux shadows (on top of real ones), crinkles, and the bulk of a letter inside. I'm not good identifying woods, but it seems an ususual one