Object number
78/23
Description
Graining brush with a boxwood handle, fine bristles, to create wood grain effects. Used by J & H Corfield, Grainers and Marblers.
This is a graining brush with a handle made of boxwood, with fine bristles set in red coloured wood, which was used for creating wood grain effects in paint. These were used by J & H Corfield, Grainers and Marblers, 16 Kensington Gardens, The Drive, Ilford, roughly in the first half of the twentieth century. They were used all over the country, especially for brewers who favoured marble pillars and oak panelling.
Physical description
1 graining brush: wood; bristles; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Brush, graining // J. Mitchell, Twyford // Description: Graining brush with handle of boxwood, with fine bristles set in red coloured wood. Inscription on either side of handle- barely deciplievable, but includes 'MADE IN ENGLAND'and ' '3in' // Associated information: Used by J & H Corfield, Grainers and Marblers, 16 Kensington Gardens, The Drive, Ilford, roughly the first half of the twentieth century. Used all over the country, especially for brewers who favoured marble pillars and oak panelling.'
Production date
1900-01-01
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14140.tif - High resolution image
