Fly whisk brush head
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
1800
Materials
Palm frond and ivory
Measurements
670 mm (L)
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180690.4
Summary
Part of a fly whisk, the handle missing, the palm fronds set in a carved calyx-like cup. Three complete fly whisks in the Museum. S.India, c.1800.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax and conveyed to National Trust ownership on 29th November 1963.