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Hair comb made of imitation tortoiseshell (celluloid)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Above the comb with seven teeth, five balls are glued onto pins. At the ends, a ribbon bow. One ribbon bow is grey, the other black. The balls are composed of two parts.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHaarkam van imitatieschildpad (celluloid). 1880 - 1885. unknown. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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