Comb
1865-1870 (made)
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Spanish women paid great attention to styling their hair.
Throughout Spain they coiled their hair into a chignon at the back of the head, and stuck a high comb into the top. In Valencia the women had a particularly elaborate style. They added a bun of hair at either side of the head, above the ears, with a smaller comb in the top which matched the large back comb. Round the sides of the bun they inserted small double-pronged hair pins, with decorative heads, to keep it in place. The chignon at the back of the head was held in place by a pair of long hair pins, worn horizontally across the back of the head.
This comb is a large back comb. It forms part of a set with one remaining side comb, number 684A-1870.
Throughout Spain they coiled their hair into a chignon at the back of the head, and stuck a high comb into the top. In Valencia the women had a particularly elaborate style. They added a bun of hair at either side of the head, above the ears, with a smaller comb in the top which matched the large back comb. Round the sides of the bun they inserted small double-pronged hair pins, with decorative heads, to keep it in place. The chignon at the back of the head was held in place by a pair of long hair pins, worn horizontally across the back of the head.
This comb is a large back comb. It forms part of a set with one remaining side comb, number 684A-1870.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt over copper, chased |
| Brief description | Gilded copper trapezoid hair pin, Valencia (Spain), 1865-1870. |
| Physical description | Decorative comb, made from a thin sheet of metal of trapezoid shape, with tines cut out of the lower half, and a chased floral pattern on the front of the upper half. The whole is silver-plated, and the front and sides of the upper half are additionally gilded. The top edge is scalloped. |
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| Summary | Spanish women paid great attention to styling their hair. Throughout Spain they coiled their hair into a chignon at the back of the head, and stuck a high comb into the top. In Valencia the women had a particularly elaborate style. They added a bun of hair at either side of the head, above the ears, with a smaller comb in the top which matched the large back comb. Round the sides of the bun they inserted small double-pronged hair pins, with decorative heads, to keep it in place. The chignon at the back of the head was held in place by a pair of long hair pins, worn horizontally across the back of the head. This comb is a large back comb. It forms part of a set with one remaining side comb, number 684A-1870. |
| Associated object | 684A-1870 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 683-1870 |
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| Record created | January 25, 2008 |
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