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LicenseWooden toilet case, containing 19 implements, French
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Wooden toilet case, containing 19 implements, French
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wooden toilet case, containing 19 implements, French, early 19th century
This wooden case contains nineteen instruments intended for use in personal hygiene, grooming and shaving. These include razors, a strop to sharpen the razors, a toothbrush, tweezers and a toothpick. The case also contains forks, spoons, corkscrews and a pen knife.
The documentation for this object states that Napoleon I (1769-1821), Emperor of France between 1804 and 1814, gave cases like this to the generals of his army.
Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A642904
- Materials:
- case, wood, case, brass and sheath, leather
- Measurements:
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overall: 300 mm 80 mm, .9kg
open to 90 degrees: 335 mm x 83 mm x 322 mm, .9 kg
closed: 74 mm x 83 mm x 83 mm, .9 kg
- type:
- toilet case
Parts
Silver collapsible shaving brush
Silver collapsible shaving brush, marked
Silver toothbrush or moustache brush
Silver toothbrush or moustache brush, marked
Silver box
Silver box, possibly for tooth powder, marked
Ivory and metal toothpick
Ivory and metal toothpick
Ivory sheath with 2 metal knives
Ivory sheath with 2 metal knives
Glass bottle with silver cap
Glass bottle with silver cap, marked
Steel cork screw
Steel cork screw, in case
Steel and ivory cork borer
Steel and ivory cork borer
Glass ink bottle
Glass ink bottle, with silver lid, marked
Ivory case
Ivory case, pulls apart in middle
Spoon, silver bowl and ebony handle
Spoon, with silver bowl and ebony handle, silver shield engraved with a crown on handle, marked
container for toilet implements
container for toilet implements, French, early 19th century. Red lacquered with gold tooled decoration
- Measurements:
-
overall: 142 mm x x , 62 mm,
- Materials:
- lacquer , gold leaf , textile , paper (fibre product) and cardboard
- Object Number:
- A642904 Pt20
- type:
- containers
