Super Rare c. 1796 Hieroglyphic Bible for the Amusement & Instruction of Children (some losses) polyhedron I believe this old grain

I believe this old grain scoop

with alligatoring the on paint in the wing and crest

I also love how intrepid she looks

but when I purchased this one at an antiques store in New Hampshire was told that with bristles this long it is actually a clothes brush

as shown in detail photo

Super Rare c. 1796 Hieroglyphic Bible for the Amusement & Instruction of Children (some losses) polyhedron I believe this old grainI didn't know about "hieroglyphic bibles" produced in the late 1700s and making use of the rebus form (pictures replacing some of the words) as a means of introducing children to bible reading. The rarest, and first American version of these (only 4 copies are known to exist) was A Curious Hieroglyphic Bible published by Isaiah Thomas in 1788 in Worcester, MA, cited by the Library of Congress in 2012 as one of 88 "Books That Shaped America." This is