Especially Lovely Antique Diamond Shaped Twig Basket with Old String Mend vintage print with small puncture holes in

with small puncture holes in the fabric and a bit of staining but many years of use left in it and still really great looking

1870s I would guess

Perfect now for filling with change for the old school parking meter or laundromat or car wash

5 1/4" d x 2 1/2" t and in excellent condition

where it was wielded by the Greek god Asclepius

Especially Lovely Antique Diamond Shaped Twig Basket with Old String Mend vintage print with small puncture holes inI don't always jump on an old folk art twig baskets they can be a bit unwieldy, and often a bit worse for the wear but I fell in love this one: just the right scale, and with the handle arching across the diamond shaped basket from corner to corner, lending a dynamism and lyricism to the whole thing. Perhaps best of all, a very old tightly wrapped string twine mend reinforcement to the center of the handle, lending extra tenderness and reading as dark