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Back-Scratcher
Back-Scratcher
Back-Scratcher

Back-Scratcher

Date1825
MediumBuffalo horn, ivory
DimensionsObject/Work: 340 mm
ClassificationsGrooming/cosmetic equipment
Terms
    Object numberC02566
    DescriptionBackscratcher. The end of the handle is carved with a figure of a bird. The Cuming catalogue describes this as a piece from Ceylon "said to have been obtained at the sack of the palace of the King of Kandy in 1825".
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    Dagger
    1800-1850
    Comb
    1800-1900
    Comb
    1830-1850
    Comb
    1850-1859
    Comb
    1840
    Comb
    1833
    Comb
    1847
    Comb
    1815
    Comb
    1800-1850
    Comb
    43-409
    Comb
    43-409