"Skyscraper" Brush, Apollo Studios Line

Louis W. Rice

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Caption

Louis W. Rice American, 1872–1933. "Skyscraper" Brush, Apollo Studios Line, ca. 1928. Silver-plated metal, natural bristles, gilding, enamel, plastic, 10 1/8 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (25.7 x 8.1 x 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Modernism Benefit Fund, 87.176.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.176.1_detail_transpc003.jpg)

Title

"Skyscraper" Brush, Apollo Studios Line

Date

ca. 1928

Geography

Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States

Medium

Silver-plated metal, natural bristles, gilding, enamel, plastic

Classification

Cosmetic

Dimensions

10 1/8 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (25.7 x 8.1 x 4.1 cm)

Markings

Stamped on the left edge of the handle near brush: "REG.U.S.PAT.OFF. / [sideways] SKY / SCRAPER" Stamped on the right edge of the handle: "APOLLO STUDIOS / NEW YORK / E.P.N.S. / PAT. D76047"

Credit Line

Modernism Benefit Fund

Accession Number

87.176.1

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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