Old Brass Double-sided "47" Livestock Ear Tag arm and hammer As is the drawing is

As is the drawing is floated on a burnt orange-ish mat with black then white mat around it and a gold-painted wooden frame

) The black numbers against the old creamy white paint are to my eye pure gorgeousness

The brass spinners at their centers make for even more fun

As someone who spends the warmer months endlessly checking the dog as well as myself for ticks

and lends a sense of theatricality to the image

Old Brass Double-sided "47" Livestock Ear Tag arm and hammer As is the drawing isThis would most likely once have flagged the ear of a cow or bull as an identifier. Certainly there are many of these around, but it's the wide and irregular shape of this one, and the weight of the brass, and the hand written quality of the impressed numbers, especially, that does it for me. Plus, strung on a chain as a pendant, it would seem a very good present for a dear one turning 47 or for someone long past 47, forever young! 1 7 8" w x 2 1 8"