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Ongerup and Needilup District Museum > Records

Crumb Brush & Holder

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Overview

wooden vanished dome shaped holder that has a carved out shape to fit the brush into. The handle of the brush is the shape of a ladies head, neck & shoulders. painted on this is hair of black red cheeks, then a white necklace shape semi circle at neck edge with black & red dots. brush is varnished wood with light blue nylon sweeper bristles. hanging base has a small hole in the top with a hanging string looped through.

Historical information

The folk art design on this item indicates it is a Scandinavian design. this Crum set was used at the Ongerup Bowling club for many years possibly from 1980's

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-126-21.11 a,b

Item type

Domestic Objects

Themes

Food & Beverage

Material

Wood

Width

15.5000 cm

Height or length

11 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Brush has painting of a ladies head, face, necklace all in black, red and white .

Keywords

Crumb Tray & Brush

Last modified

Tuesday, 28 July, 2026

Completeness

83

Ongerup and Needilup District Museum

Ongerup and Needilup District Museum

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