L.F Underhill Job Painting Old Hand-painted Sign garden tool but I believe these were

but I believe these were also made with hair of the living

This is about the most beautiful vanity set I can imagine

speckled brown from reaction with the body of the clay

no chips or cracks that I can see

I found what appears to be an exact match of this lovely little bone and brass folding ruler that dates it to 1820 or so

L.F Underhill Job Painting Old Hand-painted Sign garden tool but I believe these wereI really really love this sign, from the tiny details to the overall effect. First, the total lack of precision about it (note, among other things, the penciled "G" showing through the "T" in painting) makes it seem anything but an effective advertisement for a "job painter" I think I would quite like the person who made it, but don't think I'd hire them to paint my trim! And then these decorative periods (red ringed in gold paint) after Underhill and