LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: comb

Folding Comb Boxwood Carved in Central Europe (probably Tyrol), about 1500 Accession # 1985.200 Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Ivory Comb with the Life of Saint John the Baptist Carved in northern France, about 1475-1525 Accession # 17.190.262 Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Title: Woman's Comb Date: 15th or 16th century Culture: French or Italian Medium: Ivory, paint and gilding Dimensions: Overall: 3 7/16 x 5 1/16 x 3/16 in. (8.8 x 12.9 x 0.4 cm) Classification: Ivories Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 Accession Number: 17.190.245 Description: Combs and other personal grooming implements were often included in bridal trousseaux during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italy. In 1474, for example, Caterina Pico da Carpi had seven ivory combs in her wedding trousseau. This one is decorated on both sides with animals and birds, and the center of one side has the amorous device of a flaming heart. Combs were very much part of the pictorial imagery of the beautiful woman, not always in a virtuous context. The comb was also considered a privileged object in that it could touch the beloved directly. This idea was expressed in poetry as a metaphor for much-desired intimacy. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/mediev...

European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Comb Made in France, Europe c. 1475-1525 Artist/maker unknown, French Boxwood 7 3/16 x 4 3/4 inches (18.3 x 12.1 cm) * Gallery 207, European Art 1100-1500, second floor 1930-64-75 Purchased with funds contributed by Mrs. Edward Bok from the Madeleine Lemercier Collection, 1930 Text from: www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/44285.html

Comb with Lions and Geometric Designs Creator: Etruscan (Artist) Period: 6th-5th century BC Medium: ivory (Ivory & Bone) Accession Number: 71.495 Measurements: 3 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3/8 in. (8.9 x 8.5 x 0.9 cm) Geographies: Naples, Italy (?) (Place of Origin) Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/37673/comb-with-lions-and-geome...