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Clothes Brush

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1884-1914

GUSN

GUSN-72559

Description

Ivory; rectangular, rounded ends, monogrammed, blond bristles

Details

Descriptive Terms

clothes brushes
accessories
bristle
ivory (tooth component)
monograms
Brush, Garment
Brush, Clothes
Brush, Clothes

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Attributed to W. Thornhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

1 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 8 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.3092

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