Object Details
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Retangular case (a) with engraved decoration of floral borders surrounding a coat of arms with "IAMAICA" etched above and "1671" below; one large toothed comb (b) with engraved floral decoration along top and sides; double-sided comb (c), fine teeth one on side, large teeth on the other, engraved floral decoration on sides and center panel. Floral engraving and coat of arms picked out with white pigment; word and date with red-orange pigment.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Kit Robbins
- 1671
- Accession Number
- 1980-19-2-a/c
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- costume & accessories
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- comb case
- Type
- comb case
- Medium
- tortoiseshell, paint
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 21.8 x 13.5 x 0.8 cm (8 9/16 x 5 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
- H x W x D (b): 20.1 x 12.5 x 0.4 cm (7 15/16 x 4 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
- H x W x D (c): 12.1 x 20 x 0.1 cm (4 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
- made in
- Jamaica
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1980-19-2-a_c
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e539d306-e705-4b70-b312-3148d8302ef0
