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Clothes Brush

Original OwnerPossibly originally owned by Beatrice Fox American, 1887 - 1968
ManufacturerManufactured by Reeves & Browne American, 1904 - 1915
Datebefore 1904-before 1915
Medium14K gold, boar's bristles, painted wood
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width x depth): 7 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/8in. (18.7 x 5.7 x 3.5cm)
ClassificationsMetalware
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schiro and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koopman
DescriptionClothes brush that is part of an American 14K gold mounted bureau set by Reeves & Browne in a finely chased Hepplewhite pattern. The clothes brush has boar's bristles set into a solid wood frame with white paint.
Object number1980.73.3.1
MarkingsMarked in metal: "14K R [in octagon] B [in octagon with sword through the B] Co. 9402 43"
Collections
  • G. Fox & Co.
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