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Orange colored flat paintbrush with flat rectangular handle

Scope and Content Notes

The object is an orange-colored, flat paint brush. The base of the handle is flat and rectangular. There is a hole near the base of the handle. There are Japanese characters painted or printed in black within a black painted or printed black oval near the base of the handle. The metal which makes up the ferrule is very thin. The bristles are light beige natural hair bristles.

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Title(s): 
Orange colored flat paintbrush with flat rectangular handle
Culture: 
American
Date: 
late 19th-early 20th century
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (29.5 × 4.4 cm)
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gilcrease Museum/The University of Tulsa
Accession No: 
TU2009.39.74j
Previous Number(s): 
35544
Department: 
Not On View

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