Amazing Antique Hitched Horsehair Quirt, C. Late 19th/Early 20th Century american studio pottery 6 1/4" x 3 5/8"

6 1/4" x 3 5/8" and in very good condition

I'm forever on the hunt for anything glazed this rich matte green

I'd guess this box originally held some sort of circular metal bits

I spent a lot of time playing as a kid

with very minimal cracking to the lacquer--mostly just the interior of one of the two trays

Amazing Antique Hitched Horsehair Quirt, C. Late 19th/Early 20th Century american studio pottery 6 1/4" x 3 5/8"I'm quite obsessed with this. I wasn't sure exactly what it was when I found it, but knew it was quite an exquisitely made thing, made entirely of dyed and very finely knotted horsehair, creating glorious patterns, with a leather strip threaded through leather loop at the end. Incredible. With a little research I've learned a bit about the world of quirts: short whips associated with the Southwestern US, used to urge a horse to greater speed, but