| Title: | 1965T2580 H-Comb |
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| Description: |
1965T2580 H-Comb, 1500-1600 Made in France or England Pinto Collection - Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965. Richly carved boxwood combs were given as expensive love tokens in medieval times. The carver chose boxwood because it was the only wood with a sufficiently straight and dense grain to allow him to carve such fine teeth without splitting. He cut the teeth using a double-bladed saw called a stadda. A skilled craftsman with a steady hand could usually cut up to fifty teeth per inch. |
| Keywords: |
Social history, Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Wood, Pinto Collection, 16th Century, Hair, Carved, Treen |
| Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
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