Fireplace broom

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Fireplace broom

Entry/Object ID

SS.63.131

Description

Black-painted wooden hearth brush: straight-turned handle fitting into an unornamented cross-piece drilled, with uneven rows of holes holding clumps of long coarse brown bristles; Impressed mark on side of crosspiece - obscure.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

6 in

Depth

2 in

Length

23-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 x 2 x 23 1/4 in. (15.2 x 5.1 x 59.1 cm)

Material

Wood, bristles

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some clumps of bristles missing, bristles bent, paint worn.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Irving's Bedroom