Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail hand-painted wooden snake Framed: 10 5/8" x 8

Framed: 10 5/8" x 8 3/4"

from the period during which they were teaching at the University of New Hampshire

also visible at the center of the underside of the lid and on the bottom of the basket

a "titan of real  estate in Boston for six decades" who

Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail hand-painted wooden snake Framed: 10 5/8" x 8This reads to me rather like a salesman sample for a full scale handmade straw broom, but I assume it was made as a small utilitarian scrub brush. The brush is fine straw, wrapped in iron wire, with an old iron nail on either side. The handle is wood, which feels hand carved, with a rounded end and a great dry patina. A satisfying and to my eye quite beautiful small thing. 8 1 8 t x 2 5 16 diameter at widest bristles. Good and sturdy condition, with a