RIGGER
Brief description: A wooden handled 'rigger'
A wooden handled brush with clear plastic ferrule. The bristles are soft. A rigger is used for producing lines, lettering and hatching in glass painting. The long hairs which you can see on the brush create a smooth, fluent line and prevent any unwanted build up of paint on the glass. It takes a great deal of skill to paint with this type of brush as lines have to be painted in one continuous sweep.
Object type: tools brush
Number of objects: 1
Production date: 1
Production period: 20th century, early
Dimensions: Height: 233 mm, Width: 10 mm
Original location: Cotterill Road Surbiton Surrey England Thomas Cowell's studio
Acquisition: bequest 5.5.1993
Acquisition source: Estate of Thomas Cowell
Accession number: ELYGM:1992.4.13b
