Decorative Gouache Fireside Studios "Practice Board" Floral Painting, 1935 Hans Teppich in which I found them

in which I found them

including the  powerful queen

so perhaps it was used by a doll maker

I found these little old squirrel hair brushes at an antique shop in New Hampshire and just thought they were great looking

and is perfectly suited to use as such)

Decorative Gouache Fireside Studios "Practice Board" Floral Painting, 1935 Hans Teppich in which I found themI bought a bunch of these together, my favorites of which I am listing individually, then I'll list another handful together, your choice, at a common price. A little digging reveals that "Fireside Studios" the maker of these "practice boards was a division of Fireside Industries, Adrian, Michigan, which sold and promoted all manner of decorative projects targeted to women at home. With these practice boards, one was to complete decorative painting