Old Brass Double-sided "47" Livestock Ear Tag painted lead figure I've since figured out that

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Box: 13 3/4” x 7 3/4” x 3”

one of the few 19th century American makers of artists paint (and deemed as good as the British) produced watercolors embossed with eagles

whimsical interplay of shapes and colors

Old Brass Double-sided "47" Livestock Ear Tag painted lead figure I've since figured out thatThis 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"