The Perfect Consomme Antique British Hand-painted Postcard hand-sewn monkey The leather hinge connecting the

The leather hinge connecting the lid to base on the back side is mostly split but one wouldn't know it when closed

it is possible it is a sea lion

I love his delicate little hands as they finger the holes and the red tip of his horn

at the end of the day it's a very fine braided and woven antique Penobscot Northeast Coast Native American basket like this one--Shaker-like in its material integrity--that really takes my breath away

and his confidant

The Perfect Consomme Antique British Hand-painted Postcard hand-sewn monkey The leather hinge connecting theDefinitely one of my favorite old hand painted postcards I've found, and making me hungry! The wonderfully painted, sprawling bounty of produce certainly covers all the bases for making a beautiful broth, and then there it is, at near left, served up in a consomme cup decorated with what I'd guess is meant to be a coat of arms, and with a fantastic yellow halo or crown around it! Ta da! The painting, earlyish 20th century, is signed JD at bottom