Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition It measures 5 5/8" tall

It measures 5 5/8" tall with a diameter of 4 5/8" at opening and a width of 7 1/2" from spout to handle

having seen pieces in a couple of exhibitions of Inuit prints (that blew me away) over the past few years

This would make a sweet little paperweight on a desk

My guess is that this little vessel is Italian and dates to the late 19th century

so I won't even try to get into them here

Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition It measures 5 5/8" tallI assume this little structure is meant to represent a water tower, and I'd guess it was made as part of an elaborate model train set up which, if so, I'd really love to have seen in full! I just love it as a painstakingly constructed little object, complete with this terrific pointy roof made of what appears to be strips of bark. I'm not sure if the rest of it is constructed of actual matchsticks or just matchstick like little sticks, but the effect