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1904.48.15

Comb of separate wooden teeth ound together with string in an ornamental pattern. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/2/2006]


1904.48.15

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Collection type
Object
Description
Comb of separate wooden teeth ound together with string in an ornamental pattern. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/2/2006]
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 String, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 183 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1904.48.15
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