Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath brush display for which perhaps additional decoration

for which perhaps additional decoration was planned

the premier Penobscot basket weaver of the 1920's and 1930's

The box measures 6" long x 3 1/4" wide x 7/8" thick and each walnut measures 1 5/8"long x 1 3/8" wide x 5/8" tall

and distant shore

all the better for the wear

Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath brush display for which perhaps additional decorationI thought perhaps that this delicately painted watercolor wreath of forget me nots and rose buds was sent to commemorate a loss, but I am not certain; it seems very possible it was made instead to celebrate an ongoing friendship, with the French "souvenir" simply signifying it as a momento; a literal forget me not! The valediction "devotre ami" seems more aligned with the latter possibility, simply meaning "from your friend." I would take it now as a