Decorated fingernail guard

Made:
1801-1900 in China
Enamelled metal fingernail guard with embossed bee(?) Decorated fingernail guard (finger-nail-guard) Decorated fingernail guard (finger-nail-guard)

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Enamelled metal fingernail guard with embossed bee(?)
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Science Museum Group Collection
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Enamelled metal fingernail guard with embossed bee(?), on cap and fronds on extension, Chinese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657758
Materials:
complete, alloy and enamel
Measurements:
overall: 96 mm x 18 mm x 14 mm,
type:
finger-nail-guard