Silver hat brush owned by members of the Ellis family
date: label: Date
content: late 19th-early 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place used
content: Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.42.8.2
objectType: label: Type
content: brushes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and horsehair
label: Dimensions
content: 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)