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1886.1.10

Double comb with fine teeth. The central bar is of dark wood around a core of ?bone or ?ivory and is decorated with silvered Chinese characters. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/10/2005]

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1886.1.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Double comb with fine teeth. The central bar is of dark wood around a core of ?bone or ?ivory and is decorated with silvered Chinese characters. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/10/2005]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1836
Date collected
?On or before 1836
Acquisition information
Transferred: 08/03/1886
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Silver Metal, Material Bone, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Inscribed, Process Gilded, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 130 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.10 Other numbers: 85

Search terms: Toilet, Writing, Ornament, Comb, Inscription, Toilet Article, Hair Ornament

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