Hat brush
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Bristle
Measurements
35 mm (Width) x 40 mm (Depth); 315 mm (Length)
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997661
Summary
Hat or grate brush with black bristles and a long wooden handle. "LACOCK ABBEY" is handwritten along the back. Residue suggests it has been used to apply black lead to fire grates.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with the family collection of Lacock Abbey contents in situ from Mrs. Petronella Burnett-Brown in December 2009.