Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - filbert
Object Number:
1932.237b.78
Date:
ca. 1870-1890
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 1/2 in. (33 x 1.3 cm)
Marks:
Stamped "F. W. DEVOE & CO." and "5" on handle.
Description:
Reddish-brown stained wood handle, tapers to end, curves in toward ferrule. Cylidrical, seamed metal ferrule with "////" pattern inscribed in a band around base. White 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.
