Decorated fingernail guard

Made:
1801-1900 in China
maker:
Unknown
Fingernail guard of tortoiseshell and silver gilt Decorated fingernail guard Decorated fingernail guard

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Fingernail guard of tortoiseshell and silver gilt
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fingernail guard of tortoiseshell and silver gilt, decorated with repousse butterfly and bat, Chinese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657766
Materials:
tortoiseshell, silver and gilt
Measurements:
overall: 96 mm x 17 mm x 15 mm,
type:
finger-nail-guard
credit:
Glendining