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the premier Penobscot basket weaver of the 1920's and 1930's
for which perhaps additional decoration was planned
all the better for the wear
composed of interlocking solid copper circles and rectangles with the patterns in relief against darker grounds
Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath brush display the premier Penobscot basket weaverI thought perhaps that this delicately painted watercolor wreath of forget me nots and rose buds was sent to commemorate a loss, but I am not certain; it seems very possible it was made instead to celebrate an ongoing friendship, with the French "souvenir" simply signifying it as a momento; a literal forget me not! The valediction "devotre ami" seems more aligned with the latter possibility, simply meaning "from your friend." I would take it now as a
