Faux Tortoiseshell Ornamental Hair Accessory
AssociatedAssociated with
Aberdeen Comb Works
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1825 - 1997)
ManufacturerManufactured by
S R Stewart & Co
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1825 - 1997)
Date19th Century
Object NameAccessory
Mediumplastic (pressed and dyed horn)
ClassificationsScience And Technology
Dimensions1.2 × 33.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2012 by Mr Hugh Smith.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS093878
About MeOrnamental hair accessory made from narrow strip of horn with a hole at either end. Decorated with 10 applied amber facted balls or paste stones. Taken from a works board, where it was numbered 43. Assumed to have been tied around the head or else these are unformed alice bands (although they have no teeth).
Aberdeen Comb Works
mid 19th-early 20th Century
