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Tiara comb

Jewellery
Inventory number
2017.7.6.2.JW.TI.C1805.FR
Description
Silver gilt, vermeil, women's diadem comb with wavy detailing of tiny pearl beads and applied wired type three pearl halfs of a flower decorations - in the center and on the sides. The shape of the top part reminds the shape of a stylized doric column.
By an undientfied French maker of the lates 1790s or early 1800s with J.L. initials.
Materials
Silver
Pearl beads
Pinchbeck
Origin
circa 1805 Paris, France
Dimensions
Length : 10.3 cm
Height : 8.8 cm
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