Paint Brush
13 3/4 in.
Object Type:
Artist's Material
Medium and Support:
bristles on wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum;
Object among those contained in the metal supply box. Very long, thin metal grip, painted black, bottom tip intact, painted finish worn in small areas, merked with paint on upper grip near metal neck, faint writing on upper (Leonardo da Vinci). Metal neck is possibly copper, tarnished and blackened. Small slits were cut at the top of the metal nneck on either side such that it caused the brush to widen and the bristles to fan out more. Short bristles, flat tip.