Hair pin of brass wire: semi-circular section of wavy wire with straight pin at each end. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/2/2006]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hair pin of brass wire: semi-circular section of wavy wire with straight pin at each end. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/2/2006]
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy; Piemonte (Piedmont) Valle d'Aosta Cogne
Cultural groups: Italian
Person: Field collector Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani; PRM source Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1910
Date collected: 1900 - 1910
Acquisition information: Loaned: 01/1961 Donated: 08/1964
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Process Bent
Dimensions: Length: max 105 mm, Width: max 104 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1961.1.015

Search terms: Ornament, Hair Ornament

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