Tortoiseshell Combs with Cases

Jamaican

Institute of Jamaica Jamaica

1671 - 1690

3 sets of Tortoiseshell Combs with Cases: 1) 15.2 x 8.6 cm, dated Jamaica 1677; 2) 21.8 x 13.7 cm, dated Jamaica 1679; 3) 20.8 x 13.7 cm, dated Jamaica 1684.Elaborately decorated with incised patterns of tropical trees and plants, filled with white pigment. Probably all made by the same Port Royal craftsman.

• Medium: tortoiseshell
• Art Fund Grant: £115 ( Total: £115)
• ArtFunded in: 1950
• Vendor: T P Grange

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