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Object Number 991-12-60/14892
Display Title Grooming/Manicure Set Consisting of a Small (Ear?) Scoop, Tweezers, and a Pick
Descriptions
Object Description Grooming/manicure set consisting of a small (ear?) scoop, tweezers, and a pick, each attached to a chain whicih is attached to a figure of a lion in openwork which has one chain attached to the top of it. All in metal. 35.2 cm. (l) x 4 cm. (?) x .8 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Grooming kit, pick, scoop, tweezers, chained to lion dog ornament
Classification
  • Grooming kit
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 35 x 3.7 x 0.8 cm (13 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/14892
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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