Tortoiseshell effect carapace

Made:
1870-1930
Complete tortoiseshell carapace pierced at rear of upper shell

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Complete tortoiseshell carapace pierced at rear of upper shell
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Complete tortoiseshell carapace pierced at rear of upper shell for hanging, late nineteenth/early twentieth century

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1980-676/8
Materials:
tortoiseshell
Measurements:
overall: 80 mm x 112 mm x 180 mm,
type:
carapace and tortoise shell
credit:
Purchase (Roger Newport)