Ty Cobb, Detroit to Boston, Very Charming c. 1915 Handmade Baseball Card tramp art matchstick picture frame from human to animal

from human to animal

2 5/8" x 13/16" and in very good condition

Formally and associatively quite a delicate feeling thing

but I'm not sure I'd put this to frequent practical use

Ty Cobb, Detroit to Boston, Very Charming c. 1915 Handmade Baseball Card tramp art matchstick picture frame from human to animalI've got a special love for old baseball related drawings (and for the game itself), and also for folk versions of commercially produced objects, which for me always represent a tender sort of longing on the part of their makers. This a handmade baseball card for Ty Cobb, graphite on paper mounted to a scrap of cardboard, which I believe specifically relates to the infamous September 1915 series between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, at