Lovely Penobscot Sweet Grass and Ash Splint Small Basket with Marvelous Color transferware plate The rich green glaze definitely

The rich green glaze definitely nods to the matte green of Arts & Crafts era pottery

both in terms of the arching handles that close to form a loop

and it feels right that it be dinged up a bit

Clean inside

) The animals don't quite stand up on their own

Lovely Penobscot Sweet Grass and Ash Splint Small Basket with Marvelous Color transferware plate The rich green glaze definitelyAn especially lovely and finely crafted small Penobscot basket, with more color than one usually finds on these. I don't believe antique but it definitely has some age to it, with the color on the dyed, woven splint of the lid softened with age, more so than on the sides and in clear contrast to the underside of the lid. With finely braided sweet grass alternating with the splint to create wonderful patterning. I've looked at a whole lot of these