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Hearth brush

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1930

GUSN

GUSN-14377

Description

Red-painted cylindrical shaft w/ turned round base w/ horsehair bristles. The shaft capped w/ brass finial. Shaft extends exposing a plated brass rod.

Details

Descriptive Terms

firesets
brass (alloy)
horsehair
painting (coating)
pine (wood)
steel (alloy)
pine (wood)
Pine
Horsehair
Brass
Steel
Painted
BROOM, FIREPLACE

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

15.75 x 3 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.429

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