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Folding Comb

ca. 1500
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Folding Comb
  • Date: ca. 1500
  • Geography: Made in probably Tyrol, Central Europe
  • Culture: Central European
  • Medium: Boxwood
  • Dimensions: Overall (opened): 2 3/4 x 3 5/16 x 4 1/8 in. (7 x 8.4 x 10.5 cm)
    Overall (collapsed): 4 3/16 x 3 5/16 x 5/16 in. (10.6 x 8.4 x 0.8 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Miscellany
  • Credit Line: Gift of Ruth Blumka, in honor of Ashton Hawkins, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.200
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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