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

" a 2002 exhibition organized by the Carnegie Museum of Art

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

blue and red--the same on either side of the center

which looks like it wants to jump up into her lap

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