Barber's straight edge razor sculpture

NameSculpture

CultureAmerican

DateLate 19th- early 20th century

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions27 9/16 × 20 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (70 × 52 × 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Revocable Trust, A.2017.6.13

Object numberA.2017.6.13

Collections

DescriptionLarge sculpture of a barber's straight razor. Blade is a long rectangle and is painted a metalic silver. Handle is painted a dark brown.

ca. 1965

Alas de Agua Art Collective

2019

Sandy Cole

c. 1995

Artist Not Recorded

Artist Not Recorded

Late 19th century

Darío Soteno Léon

1997

Sandy Cole

c. 1995

Artist Not Recorded

late 19th century to early 20th century (ca. 1880-1910)

Bessie Harvey

c. 1990

José Aragón

c. 1825-1900

Henry Earlich

Philadelphia Wireman

ca.1970-1975