Comb
1809-1810 (hallmarked)
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This silver comb imitates the brightly polished cut steel with pierced or faceted decoration which was so fashionable that it influenced the design in more expensive materials like silver. It would have been worn in a high hair bun. The styalised plumes or feathers are reminicent of the real feathers of an aigrette ( a hat or hair ornament to support a feather decoration) which were popular in aristocratic circles of the period.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, cast and bright cut |
| Brief description | Silver comb, cast in imitation of cut steel, maker's mark of Henry Adcock, England, Birmingham hallmarks for 1809-1810 |
| Physical description | Silver comb, cast in imitation of cut steel with ten long teeth, the handle in the form of three plumes. Cast filigree work with bright cut ornament. |
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| Credit line | Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons Bequest |
| Summary | This silver comb imitates the brightly polished cut steel with pierced or faceted decoration which was so fashionable that it influenced the design in more expensive materials like silver. It would have been worn in a high hair bun. The styalised plumes or feathers are reminicent of the real feathers of an aigrette ( a hat or hair ornament to support a feather decoration) which were popular in aristocratic circles of the period. |
| Bibliographic reference | Stemp, Sinty, "Ornamental or Useful: A Cut Steel Chatelaine by Boulton and Wedgwood", The Journal of the Antique Metalware Society, Vol. 17, June 2009, ISSN. 1359124X, p. 6, ill. |
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| Accession number | M.820-1926 |
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| Record created | August 3, 2005 |
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