George Washington, Presumed Antique Chromolithograph with Over Glazing transfer decorated Each cufflink is marked 585

Each cufflink is marked 585 on the stem

with detailing at the cuff that makes it feel especially special

and detailed on both sides with ears and eyes and brows

I'm also not quite sure what is was made for--perhaps for spools of thread and thimbles

George Washington, Presumed Antique Chromolithograph with Over Glazing transfer decorated Each cufflink is marked 585I believe this is a chromolithograph that was given a painterly varnish or similar, lending it the appearance of a painting, and making this George Washington seem as if he's been hanging around for a very long time. (I do think this is at least a hundred years old.) Though certainly flawed, as we are all, I'm feeling pretty nostalgic about our founding fathers right about now, and thought it good to have a George near at hand. 7 3 4 x 5 5 8 and in