- Object name(s):
- personal toilet * Nottingham and Notts.; comb
- Brief description:
- An end section of a dark brown horn comb. Wide and narrow teeth opposing each other. 9 wide teeth and 25 narrow teeth remain.
- Collection:
- Nottingham Museums
- Acquisition date:
- 25.09.1986
- Acquisition method:
- gift
- Acquisition source:
- Nottingham City Council
- Associated concept:
- archaeology Nottingham
- Associated concept:
- English
- Dimension:
- 48 x 54mm
- Field collection place:
- Nottingham Castle (NC 79 WA), Nottingham Area V Richard's Tower
- Material:
- horn
- Object name:
- personal toilet * Nottingham and Notts.; comb
- Object number:
- NCM 1986-1233/954
- Text:
- Comb made out of ivory used by somebody living or working at Nottingham Castle during the period 1500-1651. The comb was found by archaeologists during excavations at the Castle in 1979. It was discovered in layers dating to the destruction of the medieval Nottingham Castle in 1651.
- Text reason:
- caption
- Use note:
- 2000: Nottingham Castle Museum : 'Archaeology Revealed' an exhibition inspired by the Archaeology Revealed Project for second year Fashion & Textile Students from Nottingham Trent University. The project ran from 2000-2002.
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/14964129-8d32-3403-9973-30a6760ee3a4
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/14964129-8d32-3403-9973-30a6760ee3a4, Nottingham Museums, CC BY
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