Badger Hair Paint Brush coiled straw basket From top to bottom in

From top to bottom in the first photo

circa late 70s or early 80s

and 100% wool

This is a really lovely pair of handmade wooden utensils

Badger Hair Paint Brush coiled straw basket From top to bottom inI found this beautiful badger hair brush at the estate sale of an artist who had a gorgeous studio stocked with highest quality supplies for work in most every medium. From what I understand the softness and lightness of badger hair makes it especially useful for blending and softening edges in paintings, and badger brushes are especially suited for painting on glass and ceramic. I'd love to see this one put to good use, but would myself just be happy