CLOTHES BRUSH FROM A GENTLEMAN'S TOILET SET
Creator(s): E. S. Barnsley & Company, Ltd (Maker)
Currently in storage
About this object
The back of the brush is solid. It is composed of a plain piece of tortoise shell edged by a narrow band of plain silver. The back is an elongated oval.
- Object name:
- CLOTHES BRUSH FROM A GENTLEMAN'S TOILET SET
- Made from:
- Tortoise shell -- silver -- glass -- bristles
- Made in:
- Birmingham, England
- Date made:
- 1921
- Size:
- 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.123.4
- Class:
- SHELL
- Signature marks:
- MARK 1848 scratched; ESB in rectangle; anchor; lion; W in shield (for Birmingham); 1921
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973