Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope for the kids room I could certainly amuse myself

I could certainly amuse myself for many hours with this set of about a hundred DLM (Developmental Learning Materials) parquetry tiles

toward a number then open the little window at the other end of the arrow to reveal the result of multiplying the two

Embodying many hours of careful and dexterous labor

4ʺW × 4ʺD × 7

which this one does not--rather

Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope for the kids room I could certainly amuse myselfI'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