Buckle style chignon comb

Top view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

Underside view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

Side view of a comb showing the heading.

Classification

Description

A small chignon comb with a brass coloured hinged mount in the style of a buckle. Such combs were fashionable in Britain in the 1850s and 1860s.

Designers & Manufacturers

Designer (Person)

Unknown

Manufacturer

Unknown

Inscriptions

handwritten: "7/96" (back of mount)

Object number

WCHL : 541

Rights

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Date

1850 - 1869 (circa)

Country

Method

cut	comb
shaved
pressed
filed
polished

Material

plastic (natural)	comb
animal
horn
metal	hinge and mount
unidentified

Dimensions

Width

41mm

Height

65mm

Depth

14mm

Colour

brown

gold