Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath original voodoo doll with knotted shoelace cinch

with knotted shoelace cinch

and great rough surface

Carved lock in last two photos (and green bowl) sold separately

and perhaps especially through zooming in on his face with those big blue eyes and loose red lips

Whether one lives by the sea or in the middle of the country

Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath original voodoo doll with knotted shoelace cinchI 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