Silver hat brush owned by members of the Ellis family

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A silver whisk style brush with an elongated bulbous handle that narrows before flowing into an oval shoulder with a wooden insert housing long yellow horse hair bristles. The underside of the shoulder is covered in thin wood or plastic veneer with circular holes for the horsehairs to pass through. The silver handle and shoulder are adorned in repoussé floral scrollwork.

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