Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - round
Object Number:
1932.237b.95
Date:
ca. 1870-1890
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 1/4 in. (20.6 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Reddish-brown, stained/lacquered wood handle, tapers slightly to end. Handle broken in half. Conical, rusted metal ferrule. Chestnut colored bristles.
Gallery Label:
Devoe did not begin making brushes until the late 1870s. The company became F.W. Devoe & C.T. Raynolds in 1890.
Credit Line:
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
