Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail bowling pin with laced up bodice and

with laced up bodice and apron over her skirt

" A bit of research informs me that Squire was the founder of the  Pilgrim Church in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood

Or hot crossed buns

Measures: 11 5/8" wide x  6" deep x 3 1/4" tall

with a little age toning around the edges of the paper

Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail bowling pin with laced up bodice andThis 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