- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Comb with decorated handle bound in red and yellow. [E.S-R 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/12/2004]
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1934
- Date collected
- By 1934
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1934
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Fibre, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound
- Dimensions
- Length: max 173 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1934.67.22
Search terms: Toilet, Ornament, Comb, Hair Ornament, Toilet Article
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