Hearth Broom

Item Information

Title:
Hearth Broom
Description:
Turned natural wood handle with coiled wire at the apex of straw; wire woven with straw below coil neck; straw is gathered with string below.
Date:
1880–1920
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
straw (plant material)
wire
wood (plant material)
firesets
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Wood
Wire
Straw
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
27 in. x 8 in. x 2 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/11231
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1992.402
Identifier:
11231