Hairpin
ca. 1900 (made)
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Blond tortoiseshell hairpin with two vertical pins, above which is a rectangular plaque and a rounded and slightly incurving pin head, all from a single piece of tortoiseshell. The plaque carved and with an openwork stylised wave decoration.
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Materials and techniques | Carved and openwork blond tortoiseshell |
Brief description | Hairpin, blond tortoiseshell, carved and in openwork with waves, Japan, ca.1900. |
Physical description | Blond tortoiseshell hairpin with two vertical pins, above which is a rectangular plaque and a rounded and slightly incurving pin head, all from a single piece of tortoiseshell. The plaque carved and with an openwork stylised wave decoration. |
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Credit line | Given by Fumie Kosuge |
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Associated object | FE.56-2002 (Set) |
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Accession number | FE.57-2002 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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