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Lacquer comb
Object Number 80-21-60/22424
Display Title Lacquer comb
Descriptions
Object Description Lacquer comb. Small comb carved out of one piece of wood with a gold laquered design of a background of diamonds, with swastika inserts, and two bird filled medallions on either side of the handle area.
Inventory Description Comb, lacquered wood, arced back, geometric and medallion design
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Date ca.1840
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Materials Wood, Lacquer, Pigment, Gold
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 4.2 x 0.8 cm (4 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22.424; 67
Provenance
Collector Prof. Edward Sylvester Morse (1879 - 1880)

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