Not currently on display at the V&A

Hairpin

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Slightly twisted and squared tortoiseshell hairpin inlaid with pearls along the edges at either end.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tortoiseshell inlaid with pearls
Brief description
Hairpin, tortoiseshell inlaid with pearls, Japan, ca.1900.
Physical description
Slightly twisted and squared tortoiseshell hairpin inlaid with pearls along the edges at either end.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.8mm
  • Width: 15.1cm
  • Depth: 1.28cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Fumie Kosuge
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
FE.38-2002

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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