Very Sweet c. 1880s Presumed Child Made Hybrid Cherokee Basket with Calico Edging and Groats Package Lining swedish drawing wonderfully constructed

wonderfully constructed

toys and figures in this vein

but would also makes the perfect vessel for a bunch of violets or lily of the valley or anything cut to shortish stems

and this way he has full mobility

and a moon

Very Sweet c. 1880s Presumed Child Made Hybrid Cherokee Basket with Calico Edging and Groats Package Lining swedish drawing wonderfully constructedPurchased from a dealer in New Hampshire, I thought this basket was so intriguing for its combination of elements, including the use of antique red and indigo calicos for the edging, and a lining made from (a very patriotically themed) American Flaked Oat Groats sack, while hide was used to line the top flap. Once home I did an image search and turned up one very relevant reference a photo of a very very similar basket that accompanied a "Find a