19th Century Clothes Brush with Velvet Covered Ferrule and Lacquered Turned Handle dark horsehair from what I understand these

from what I understand these sorts of lined sewing baskets were made for the tourist market during the late Victorian era

constructed of interlocking

gathering a pig or two from various sets of farm animals

and think they would be a really wonderful thing to build a collection of and hang salon style as a grouping

I can read "Aug 11" and have found a couple other examples of this wheel out there that show patent dates of Aug

19th Century Clothes Brush with Velvet Covered Ferrule and Lacquered Turned Handle dark horsehair from what I understand theseThe sliver or silver plated band on this very lovely antique clothes brush shows a series of dates, from 1872 to 1881 patent dates or what I am not certain. I love it for the velvet covered ferrule, the black lacquered turned handle, and those very pale bristles, horsehair I believe, with red stitching. Good for sweeping crumbs off the table or eraser shavings from the studio table, or just hanging on the wall by its loop. 6 1 4" tall not including