Pound of Tea Island, Casco Bay, Maine, Real Photo Postcard with Secret Code Writing antique dyed splint basket or maybe a piece of

or maybe a piece of furniture

I believe this c

made of sweetgrass and ash splint

by the excellent but under-recognized Amaranth Ehrenhalt (American

Best of all is its warm patina

Pound of Tea Island, Casco Bay, Maine, Real Photo Postcard with Secret Code Writing antique dyed splint basket or maybe a piece ofI just looked up Pound of Tea Island one quarter an acre, now with one house on it, and described by the realtor who sold it in 2018 as one of the most iconic and coveted private islands along the Southern Maine coast. I love how the writer of this early 20th c postcard describes it: "how do you like it.. some rocks, what." Of much greater interest is news of the next dance, and then a coded message relating to what will happen "when it comes off."