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- Description
- This round brush was used by the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut during the 18th and 19th century. The brush has coarse bristles and would have been used for cleaning.
- The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- brush
- date made
- ca 1755
- user
- Copp Family
- place used
- United States: Connecticut, Stonington
- Physical Description
- hair (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- colonial (overall style)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/4 in x 4 3/8 in; 15.875 cm x 11.1125 cm
- ID Number
- DL.006831
- catalog number
- 6831
- accession number
- 28810
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Brenton Copp
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Copp Collection
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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