Splint Gathering Basket in Wonderful Old Seafoam Green Paint flood I think my favorite strongman

I think my favorite strongman photo I've ever seen

are enameled in lush red and black

I especially like the very long blades of his rotating arms

this the second found this week in New Hampshire

over which and down to the bottom runs a hairline crack

Splint Gathering Basket in Wonderful Old Seafoam Green Paint flood I think my favorite strongmanI'm finding myself paying close attention to old painted baskets these days, and wondering why I haven't before many things out there that are great vehicles for delivering the joys of old paint, but the way paint holds to wicker seems especially good and even better for the woven patten of warp and weft. This gathering basket I believe dates to the 1920s 30s or so, clad in a sea foam green paint that feels iconic to the period. Details are best at