Large Penobscot Splint Ash and Sweetgrass Handled Basket Vase Presumed by Flo Shay arts and crafts pitcher these boxes feature in museum

these boxes feature in museum collections around the world

the plate is very irregular

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I have not attempted to polish the brass

Large Penobscot Splint Ash and Sweetgrass Handled Basket Vase Presumed by Flo Shay arts and crafts pitcher these boxes feature in museumThis is a great large Penobscot (Native New England) splint ash and sweetgrass basket woven around a clear glass vase. The splint ash visible on the bottom of the basket reveals a rainbow of hues, and the the sweetgrass on the sides and lip has been twisted and woven in a variety of patterns, including in combination with splint ash on the lower half of the vessel. The sides of the basket are finished with two large circular ash ring handles which are