Menthols Forever, Vintage Folk Art Cigarette Pack Wreath hand-dyed silk the frame of the chair

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

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and "The Deer" written just below it

adhered mostly with nails it appears

with the frame tightly holding the slate with no wiggle

Menthols Forever, Vintage Folk Art Cigarette Pack Wreath hand-dyed silk the frame of the chairI 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