Unusual Folk Art (Real) Star Fish Basket! early children's book New York c

New York c

clean and bright and all be the first page in very dark

This seems to have begun its life in 1853 as an E

The long rectangles measure 2 1/2" x 3/4"

as well as just set flat

Unusual Folk Art (Real) Star Fish Basket! early children's book New York cA curious one, which I purchased from a dealer in Nashville named Kitty Saylor, my favorite name ever and just right I think for someone offering up a starfish basket! It is a real and large starfish that forms the basket here, its underbelly (basket interior) painted a now mellow gold, and its exterior coated in a dark brown stain varnish. The handle is wood, with what appears to be a vine wrapping it tightly, all stained and varnished too, and with