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Maker(s):Pierce, Samuel
Culture:American (1767-1840)
Title:brush
Date Made:1790-1810
Type:Metalworking Tool
Materials:wood, animal hair
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Greenfield
Measurements:overall: 9 1/4 in.
Accession Number:  HD 1467.16
Credit Line:gift of Leslie Irwin Laughlin
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

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Description:
Brush with wooden handle and animal hair bristles, used to coat insides of molds with red or yellow ochre sometimes mixed with egg white to prevent the hot metal from adhering to the mold. It was found in the tool chest of Samuel Pierce (1767-1840) who worked as a pewterer in Greenfield, which came from the collection of Ledlie Irwin Laughlin.

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