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Source Description
Ivory or a fine-grained wood were the materials preferred for combs, with ivory the most popular for luxury goods. Indeed this comb depicts typical pastimes of wealthy nobles. On one side, couples dance in a garden as a seated lady plays a portable organ. The other side depicts hunters, their hunting dogs, and a deer that has been trapped. The teeth are original wtih fine teeth on one side and coarser ones on the other. Traces of the original paint on the trees and costumes and the gilding on the hair of the figures are preserved.
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Document identity
localId
20837
label
Double Comb with Scenes of Courtly Life
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
id
20837
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Double Comb with Scenes of Courtly Life
description
Ivory or a fine-grained wood were the materials preferred for combs, with ivory the most popular for luxury goods. Indeed this comb depicts typical pastimes of wealthy nobles. On one side, couples dance in a garden as a seated lady plays a portable organ. The other side depicts hunters, their hunting dogs, and a deer that has been trapped. The teeth are original wtih fine teeth on one side and coarser ones on the other. Traces of the original paint on the trees and costumes and the gilding on the hair of the figures are preserved.
provenance
Richard Forrer, Strasbourg [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Leon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1400-1430 (Late Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
combs (grooming tools)
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11.6
height
14
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 9/16 × W: 5 1/2 × D: 1/4 in. (11.6 × 14 × 0.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Italian
style
Gothic
med
ivory, paint, gilding
creator_ids
33562
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MED
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13
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2289
3089
3316
3310
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