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Nail File

ca. 1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gilt metal nail file with a tortoiseshell handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tortoiseshell and gilt metal
Brief description
Gilt metal nail file with a tortoiseshell handle, made by Asprey plc, London, ca. 1950
Physical description
Gilt metal nail file with a tortoiseshell handle.
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Seligmann
Object history
Part of a manicure set T.113:1 to 13-1998.
Collection
Accession number
T.113:9-1998

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Record createdJune 23, 2011
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