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Tortoiseshell Combs with Cases

Unknown artist, 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.

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Title of artwork, date

Tortoiseshell Combs with Cases, 1671–1690

Date supported

1950

Medium and material

Tortoiseshell

Grant

115

Total cost

115

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