"Skyscraper" Brush, Apollo Studios Line
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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)
Designer
Manufacturer
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
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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