Hat brush
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
bristles, wood
Measurements
25 mm (Width); 255 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Worksop
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 746124
Summary
Wooden hat brush with two tone bristles in dark and light brown, the spine of the brush is long and flat curving up to form the handle. On the top flat surface is a veneer, damaged, with 'SCATLIFFE, THE HATTER & CLOTHIER, WORKSOP.' printed in black. The wood handle tappers to a point at each end of the brush.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to the National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of the brush: SCATLIFFE THE HATTER & CLOTHER, WORKSOP