Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail bowling pin the frame of the chair

the frame of the chair was carved in pieces with tiny nails used to secure them where the pieces meet

Or hot crossed buns

all as there should be

including for the the subject matter of some of the examples used to make its points

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

Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail bowling pin the frame of the chairThis 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