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Title |
Child's Toothbrush Holder, c. 1890s |
Object Name |
Toothbrush |
Description |
Toothbrush Holder from the Crocker-Easton Estate. Brass child's(?) toothbrush holder is shaped like an elongated figure-8. Smaller section at top has a recess for holding removable bristles. An etched tight-weave basket pattern decorates the top grip and the entire length of the back. Back is also decorated with a raised border. |
Date |
c. 1890s |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
1983.235.007 |
Dimensions |
H-0.25 W-3.5 D-0.375 inches |
Collection |
3D - Toilet Articles |
Inscription Text |
"N M M & O" (stamped in side of head) |
Provenance |
Was used at the Crocker-Easton Estate by Jennie Crocker. |
Notes |
Jennie Adeline Crocker (later Henderson) (b.1887-d.1974) was a wealthy San Mateo socialite. Her father, Colonel C. Frederick Crocker, was the son of the railroad builder Charles Crocker; her maternal grandmother, Adeline Easton, was the sister of a wealthy gold rush banker. [https://burlingamefoundingfamilies.wordpress.com/easton-introduction/ 11/01/2017] The first toothbrushes were invented in Tang Dynasty China (619-907) and spread to Europe in the 17th century. Handles were usually made out of wood or bone, and bristles were made from boar or horse hair. While a fairly important hygiene item in the Victorian Era, toothbrushes were not used daily in the US until after WWII. [http://museumofeverydaylife.org/exhibitions-collections/previous-exhibitions/toothbrush-from-twig-to-bristle-in-all-its-expedient-beauty/a-visual-history-of-the-toothbrush 11/01/2017] Dates estimated from dates of Jennie Crocker's childhood. Unknown maker |
Search Terms |
Brass Crocker Family Crocker, Jennie Easton Family Teeth |
Subjects |
Brasswork Grooming Hygiene Teeth |
People |
Crocker Family Crocker, Jennie Easton Family |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Frederick Crocker Whitman |