Tortoiseshell comb. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 04/10/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Tortoiseshell comb. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 04/10/2010]
Long description: Tortoiseshell comb. The comb has nine teeth, an elaborate pierced pattern, reinforced at both sides with curved strip of metal riveted on. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 04/10/2010]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Essex
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Miss M.E. Bullock; PRM source Margaret F. Irvine
Date / Period: Date made: 1800-1900
Date collected: By 1948
Acquisition information: Donated: 1948
Materials and processes: Material Tortoiseshell Reptile, Material Metal, Process Riveted, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length x Width 121 x 114 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1949.9.377
Research and responses: This object was included in a survey to identify Cellulose Nitrate in the Tortoiseshell combs found in the collection. This object was examined under x40 magnification. Granular pigmentation travelling through the depth of the object confirms the material as Tortoiseshell. [AH 15/10/2008]
Associated publications: Object: Taking Travel Home: The Souvenir Culture of British Women Tourists 1750-1830, Main author: Emma Geadhill; Manchester, UK, 2022, Page: 65

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