Radiant, Feathery, Layers Upon Layers Antique Pieced "Pinecone" Mat black Americana figures I believe this basket is

I believe this basket is the work of Flo Shay

With an embossed stamp bearing the name of its former owner--Steven Guarnaccia

The crank still turns perfectly

) The set includes extensive instructions for using these as teaching and assessment tools

and also of the significance (and brilliance) of postcards as a means of communicating (both visually and textually) matters of importance large and small

Radiant, Feathery, Layers Upon Layers Antique Pieced "Pinecone" Mat black Americana figures I believe this basket isI've finally figured out that "pinecone" is the term used to describe this sort of textile construction, with overlapping rings of inwardly pointing triangles. I keep wanting to describe it as toothy, and also feathery and I keep thinking "Venus dentata" too, especially with that bright red center!) I've come across just a couple of other mats of this sort over a number of years, and scooped them both up immediately, this one found in Maine. Glorious,