Silver hat brush owned by members of the Ellis family
Object Details
- Description
- A silver whisk style brush with an elongated bulbous handle that narrows before flowing into an oval shoulder with a wooden insert housing long yellow horse hair bristles. The underside of the shoulder is covered in thin wood or plastic veneer with circular holes for the horsehairs to pass through. The silver handle and shoulder are adorned in repoussé floral scrollwork.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- late 19th-early 20th century
- Object number
- 2012.42.8.2
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- brushes
- Medium
- silver and horsehair
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in. (16.5 x 8.9 x 1.3 cm)
- Place used
- Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Topic
- African American
- Beauty culture
- Black interiors
- Domestic life
- Families
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.42.8.2
