Comb Case with Wig and Lice Combs
date: label: Date
content: 1671
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Retangular case (a) with engraved decoration of floral borders surrounding a coat of arms with "IAMAICA" etched above and "1671" below; one large toothed comb (b) with engraved floral decoration along top and sides; double-sided comb (c), fine teeth one on side, large teeth on the other, engraved floral decoration on sides and center panel. Floral engraving and coat of arms picked out with white pigment; word and date with red-orange pigment.
place: label: made in
content: Jamaica
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Kit Robbins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1980-19-2-a/c
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: comb case
label: Type
content: comb case
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: tortoiseshell, paint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a): 21.8 x 13.5 x 0.8 cm (8 9/16 x 5 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 20.1 x 12.5 x 0.4 cm (7 15/16 x 4 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (c): 12.1 x 20 x 0.1 cm (4 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 1/16 in.)