Tortoise shell comb with garnet berries, by Child & Child

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An image of Jewellery. Hair ornament. Child & Child, probably, London. Rectangular tortoise shell comb, to which is attached by means of a gold mount and hinge, a spray of silver leaves, enamelled green, and open-set garnet berries. Tortoise shell, gold, silver set with garnets and engraved and enamelled in translucent green. Height, whole, 10.5 cm, width, whole, 9.6 cm, circa 1880-1916, probably after 1891. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Jewellery. Hair ornament. Child & Child, probably, London. Rectangular tortoise shell comb, to which is attached by means of a gold mount and hinge, a spray of silver leaves, enamelled green, and open-set garnet berries. Tortoise shell, gold, silver set with garnets and engraved and enamelled in translucent green. Height, whole, 10.5 cm, width, whole, 9.6 cm, circa 1880-1916, probably after 1891. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Accession Number: M.77-1984
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 909 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 98.59kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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Tortoise shell comb with garnet berries, by Child & Child

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