Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition There are so many gorgeous

There are so many gorgeous textiles out there from so many places

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

architect and MIT librarian and fell in love with it at once

This would make a sweet little paperweight on a desk

Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition There are so many gorgeousI 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