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Brush, Cosmetic

Object Name:
Brush, Cosmetic
Object ID:
1992.023.12
Creator:
Sweet Wood Handle Company, Inc.
Place of Origin:
Littleton, NH
Date:
1992
Description:
Handle for cosmetic brush, made by Sweet Wood Handle Company, Littleton, NH, 1992. Turned wood brush handle. Blue glossy finish made from light gray base coat with blue semi-transparent tint. Diamond-shape hole on flat front end. Slight crack that starts at edge of hole that goes to side of body. Corresponding very slight depression in paint near front end that sunk into the crack a little. Handle starts with large diameter that swells slightly before tapering to rounded end.
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
L-4.5 Dia-0.65 inches
Provenance:
Manufactured by Sweet Wood Handle Company, Inc., Littleton, NH, 1992. One of a group of 24 brush handles acquired for the forest products section of the NHHS exhibition, "At What Cost? Shaping the Land We Call New Hampshire," 1992-93.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Sweet Wood Handle Company, Inc.
Subjects:
Brushes
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