AttributionAttributed to
Paul Bennett(Jamaican, Port Royal, active c. 1670–84)Jamaican, Port Royal, active c. 1670–84
CultureJamaican
Titles
- Pair of Combs with Case
Date1670
MediumTortoiseshell, copper-alloy, paper and fabric
DimensionsCase: 7 13/16 × 4 13/16 × 1/2 in. (19.8 × 12.3 × 1.2 cm)
Double-Sided Comb: 7 7/16 × 4 5/16 × 1/16 in. (18.9 × 10.9 × 0.2 cm)
Wide-Tooth Comb: 7 5/16 × 4 7/16 × 1/8 in. (18.6 × 11.2 × 0.3 cm)
Double-Sided Comb: 7 7/16 × 4 5/16 × 1/16 in. (18.9 × 10.9 × 0.2 cm)
Wide-Tooth Comb: 7 5/16 × 4 7/16 × 1/8 in. (18.6 × 11.2 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Endowment for American Art
Object number2023.374.A-.C
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
106 Cameron Gallery
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryNone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Case engraved and dated: Front, bottom center: JAMAICA / 1670; Back, bottom center: Sarah Henly
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Giuseppe Sarao
c. 1735–1745
Tortoiseshell, gold, mother-of-pearl
2018.643.A-.F
