Object number
95/46/9
Collection
Description
Brush with bristles bound by a metal strip, marked '3/4"' and appears never to have been used. Rumble Collection.
A brush with a tapering wooden handle and bristles bound by a metal strip into a long flat head and tacked in position. It is marked '3/4"' and appears never to have been used. It is part of the Rumble Collection, and belonged to the donor's father. This type of brush was used for painting and varnishing.
Physical description
1 brush: wood; metal; bristles; good condition- as new
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: BRUSHES // Accession number: 95/46/9–10 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 21.2.95 // Description: Two similar brushed with tapering wooden handles and bristles bound into a long flat head by a metal strip & tacked into position. // Inscription: ¾” // (9) As new // (10) Used // Dimensions: Length: 27 cm // Associated information: See Acc. sheet 95/46/1–3 [95/46/1–18 // These brushes were owned by Mr. Rumble’s father // They would have been used for painting and varnishing // Date: c. 1910 // Some are as new – some are used.]’
Production date
1900-01-01
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