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Grooming set late seventeenth century

RCIN 43854

Grooming set late seventeenth century

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Grooming set late seventeenth century

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Master: Grooming set

Master: Grooming set late seventeenth century

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Master: Grooming set

Master: Grooming set late seventeenth century

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Master: Grooming set

Master: Grooming set late seventeenth century

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Master: Grooming set

Master: Grooming set late seventeenth century

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Description

Rect black leather box with silver lock fitting and hinged top, containing a manicure set, fitted into red silk-lined compartments with gold braid; comprising a mirror with arched top and easel support, tortoiseshell comb and silver gilt knife, threader, spatula.

Provenance

Given to the Royal Collection by Queen Mary in 1933.
Groupings
Category
Domestic equipment (excl. kitchen equipment)
Object type(s)
tools and equipment
equipment for personal use
equipment for grooming
manicure sets

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Exhibition

In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion : The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse

Traces changing tastes in fashionable attire in Great Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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