Felix the Cat Hand-painted Little Folk Art Tin Wall Box embossed There is one tiny brown

There is one tiny brown spot on the paper near the body of the mouse and a visible "frame" on the paper where it lightened with age except where it was previously covered by a mat around the edges

8 5/16" t x 2 3/8"

his name is Jim He’d fight for me and I’d fight for him

maybe exactly because they seem sort of like hard-trying underdogs striving to be majestic

It seems quite possible a teacher outlined the bird in pencil first

Felix the Cat Hand-painted Little Folk Art Tin Wall Box embossed There is one tiny brownI'd guess this small tin wall box was meant to hold matches, which it could still, or one could, say, plant a sprig of creeping ivy in it, to ultimately give this Felix a head of hair! I might guess mid 20th c or so, with nice thick black and white paint for the face and red for the box. 4" tall x 3 1 2" wide x 1 3 4" deep and in good shape, with a little wear to the paint and a few small stains.