Hand-stitched "Bicycle Brush" With Long Wooden Handle collectible tinware with the care and skill

with the care and skill of their maker palpable

) featuring intertwining oak leaves and fabulous little acorns

with a fabulous all-over triangular relief pattern and drippy green and salmon-colored glaze over cream slip

I found this piece at the estate sale at the home and studio of an artist in Wellesley

Hand-stitched "Bicycle Brush" With Long Wooden Handle collectible tinware with the care and skillI've looked and looked, but have not been able to find another brush quite like this one, marked "Bicycle Brush" on its long wooden handle. I'm guessing the mark is a literal descriptor, and that this brush was for cleaning the spokes of an old bike? I really love its form, and especially the wire stitching, visible on its spine, which holds the bristles in place. I'd add it to a beautiful brush collection, but with its narrow head and long handle