- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- late 19th-early 20th century
- 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)
- 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.
- Place used
- Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- brushes
- Topic
- Beauty culture
- Black interiors
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne
- Object number
- 2012.42.8.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




