Soulful Child in Cat Costume! red bell gong wheels I've seen similarly shaped brushes

I've seen similarly shaped brushes described both as barber's brushes

It measures 6" long x 2 1/4" wide x 1 3/4" tall and is good vintage condition

1" across at opening

I purchased this piece from an estate sale in Newton

The plate measures 7 1/2" x 7" x 3/4" deep

Soulful Child in Cat Costume! red bell gong wheels I've seen similarly shaped brushesThis one makes me want to both laugh and cry every time I look at it, and feels to me as if it ought to inspire a novel or a play or at least a poem about childhood and fantasy and confronting the existential void! The texture of the wall upon which this cat costumed child rests their hand so contemplatively to my eye is especially right, as is the flop of the left ear and the white bow at the end of the tail. Kind of amazing. The photograph, which I