Decorated fingernail guard

Made:
1801-1900 in China
Silver plated finger nail guard, with repousse stork on cap Silver plated finger nail guard, with repousse stork on cap Silver plated finger nail guard, with repousse stork on cap

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Silver plated finger nail guard, with repousse stork on cap
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Silver plated finger nail guard, with repousse stork on cap
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Silver plated finger nail guard, with repousse stork on cap
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Silver plated finger nail guard, with repousse stork on cap, extension plain on upper surface, pierced with slits on underside, Chinese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A22400
Materials:
silver and complete
Measurements:
overall: 75 mm x 16 mm x 13 mm,
type:
finger-nail-guard
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)