Primitive Handmade Horsehair Drafting Brush woman with children Both sides of this bag

Both sides of this bag feature matching

with no missing stitches that I can see

as they seemed rather less concerned with the details of the face of this presumably Dutch man--sweetly and a bit hesitantly penciling in eyes

with an interesting shape and wonderful scalloped edges

Primitive Handmade Horsehair Drafting Brush woman with children Both sides of this bagI've had told this wonderful old handmade brush with long, snake like handle is a drafting brush, used for sweeping eraser crumbs off of blueprints, and indeed it would be useful for that though also be good for cobweb sweeping in high places! I just love how primitive and sculptural an object is, with those great wire stitches holding the bristles in place. This one has a hole near the end, making it all the easier to hang from the wall to admire! 24