Unusual Folk Art (Real) Star Fish Basket! early children's book ("I have got some verses

("I have got some verses written out to you to put on your tomb stone if you die before I get back…I never forget thee not even beyond the grave

There is a tiny bit of wiggle to a couple of the wood panels of the board as they join meet the vertical edge pieces

The other cap comes off easily

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

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Unusual Folk Art (Real) Star Fish Basket! early children's book ("I have got some versesA 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