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Hair Comb of Dark Tortoiseshell or Horn with a Narrow, Hinged Back Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl and Gilding, Six Teeth
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Hair Comb of Dark Tortoiseshell or Horn with a Narrow, Hinged Back Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl and Gilding, Six Teeth

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1825 · sawing; inlay (process); pressing; filing; gild; polish; tortoise shell; copper (metal); gilding (material); mother of pearl

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Dark tortoiseshell or horn hair comb with a narrow, hinged back, inlaid with a gilded frame and mother-of-pearl linked like a chain. Six teeth. Hinge of copper.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineHaarkam van donker schildpad of hoorn met smalle, scharnierende rug, ingelegd met parelmoer en verguldsel, zes tanden. c. 1800 - c. 1825. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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