C. 1860s Geo. Scardefield Advertising Promotional Gold Leaf (Squirrel Hair) Brush mushroom sculpture Crazing and a couple of

Crazing and a couple of small chips

I think it might be it

is an IQ test administered to children between ages 6 and 16

I just neglected to photograph it that way

but it is the simplicity of the back side

C. 1860s Geo. Scardefield Advertising Promotional Gold Leaf (Squirrel Hair) Brush mushroom sculpture Crazing and a couple ofI'm pretty certain the bristles here are squirrel hair, which continue to be used for applying gold leaf today. Established in 1833, George Scarderfield's at 335 W. 16th in Manhattan was "a dealer in all gilder's materials" which one would think would have made them quite successful as the century went on, as people really loved gold leafing things, but I can find no record of the business (Admittedly I have not dug very deeply.) In any event, quite a