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Hair Comb of Imitation Tortoiseshell or Horn with an Openwork Carved Back of Delicate Interlacing Curls, Perpendicular to the Teeth
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Hair Comb of Imitation Tortoiseshell or Horn with an Openwork Carved Back of Delicate Interlacing Curls, Perpendicular to the Teeth

anonymous · c. 1850 - c. 1880 · sawing; pressing; cutting; drawn thread work; polish; celluloid (cellulosic); horn (animal material); cellulose acetate

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

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Imitation tortoiseshell or horn hair comb with a pierced back consisting of elegantly interlacing curls, at right angles to the teeth. Seven teeth.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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comb
Credit lineHaarkam van imitatie schildpad of hoorn met een ajour gesneden rug van sierlijk in elkaar overgaande krullen, haaks op de tanden. c. 1850 - c. 1880. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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