Pretty Victorian Clothes Brush with Blue Velvet Wrap German game The message on the back

The message on the back of the postcard

with a sense of resolute optimism that makes it very charming still

I think I'd just march them along the front of a shelf to make myself happy

It's fairly thinly painted

make the form feel earthy and organic

Pretty Victorian Clothes Brush with Blue Velvet Wrap German game The message on the backAmong so many other things I find it hard to resist a pretty brush, and this one is very much that, and in near perfect condition. Victorian I believe, with the handle thickly painted black, sapphire blue velvet just above the ferrule, and soft, pale blonde horsehair bristles with crimson stitching across them. The shape of the handle would make it easy to tie a ribbon around the end and hang it from the wall. 7" long x 3" wide. The handle alone is 4