Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope for the kids room 4ʺW × 4ʺD × 7

4ʺW × 4ʺD × 7

Embodying many hours of careful and dexterous labor

which this one does not--rather

9 3/4" long x 1 1/4" tall x 1/4" thick and in very good vintage condition- a tiny bit of loss of paint along the bottom edge

Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope for the kids room 4ʺW × 4ʺD × 7I'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