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1904.48.13

Comb with wooden teeth, bound together at the top with plant fibre forming decorative patterns. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/10/2005]

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1904.48.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Comb with wooden teeth, bound together at the top with plant fibre forming decorative patterns. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/10/2005]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1904
Date collected
Before 1904
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1904
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 155 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1904.48.13
Research and responses

John Crace Stevens died in 1859, his Auction Rooms by this time were being run by his son, Henry Stevens, see biographies [AP 06/08/2009]

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

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