Fireplace broom

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Fireplace broom

Entry/Object ID

SS.2002.11

Description

Fireplace brush with a brass handle and tubular painted leather cover over the brush end: the end of the handle has a metal ring that goes through a hole on a 3/4" brass tip which is 3/16" diameter at the end, widening to 9/16 where it meets the handle; the 6 3/8" grip is metal painted black; the shaft of the handle is brass; the tube that covers the brush is leather with a brass ring at the hole where the handle goes through it; it is slightly wider at the bottom than the top, and has a heavy coat of a black substance (thicker than paint); the tube is painted with a floral motif; the brush is exposed by pushing the tube up the shaft of the handle; the bristles are light in color;

Made/Created

Notes

Dates: 1800 - 1899 Date made: r. 1800 - 1899

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

22-1/2 in

Diameter

2-7/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 22 1/2 x 2 7/16 in. (57.2 x 6.2 cm)

Material

Leather, Metal, brass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Much of the black paint missing from grip; substance on brush tube is crazed and chipped off in places

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Paper label with old accession number inside the tube: "Sea 6197".

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Study

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial