Fingernail guard with embossed and pierced design

Made:
1801-1900 in China
Silver plated fingernail guard Fingernail guard with embossed and pierced design Fingernail guard with embossed and pierced design
Silver plated fingernail guard Fingernail guard with embossed and pierced design Fingernail guard with embossed and pierced design

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Silver plated fingernail guard
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

Silver plated fingernail guard, with embossed and pierced design, mark probably maker's mark, Chinese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657767
Materials:
complete and silver
Measurements:
overall: 55 mm x 15 mm x 14 mm,
type:
finger-nail-guard
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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