Wooden case for manicure set

Wooden case for manicure set, implements now missing

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Wooden case for manicure set, implements now missing
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Wooden case for manicure set, implements now missing, with hinges and clasp, decorated with stylized foliate border and engraved figures and animals on front and back, from Ahwaz, Iran, 1755-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A193103
Materials:
wood, hinges, brass and catch, steel
Measurements:
length 107 mm
width 71 mm
thickness 18 mm
type:
manicure sets
credit:
Tunbridge Wells Municipal Museum