Comb
This comb is made of the rare and highly prized ‘blond tortoiseshell’, the belly plate of a turtle. It differs from
regular ‘tortoiseshell’, which is made of the back plates. Blond tortoiseshell is amber coloured and not mottled. Like horn, tortoiseshell can split, as happened to this comb. The teeth were at some point repaired with little metal casings.
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Comb
This comb is made of the rare and highly prized ‘blond tortoiseshell’, the belly plate of a turtle. It differs from
regular ‘tortoiseshell’, which is made of the back plates. Blond tortoiseshell is amber coloured and not mottled. Like horn, tortoiseshell can split, as happened to this comb. The teeth were at some point repaired with little metal casings.
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Gift of A.J. Enschedé, Haarlem
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Schenking van de heer A.J. Enschedé, Haarlem
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description
Deze kam is gemaakt van ‘blond ...... pareerd met metalen kokertjes.
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This comb is made of the rare ...... red with little metal casings.
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identifier
BK-NM-10904-B
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
title
Comb
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Haarkam
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type
created
c. 1800 - c. 1830
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ca. 1800 - ca. 1830
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extent
depth 5.5 cm
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geheel breedte 19,0 cm
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geheel diepte 5,5 cm
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geheel hoogte 19,5 cm
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height 19.5 cm
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width 19.0 cm
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Collectie: accessoires
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Collection: accessories
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spatial
temporal
eerste kwart 19e eeuw
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first quarter 19th century
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second quarter 19th century
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tweede kwart 19e eeuw
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