M0013415: Toothpick and ear-scoop in gold and silver decorated case.

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Toothpick and ear-scoop in gold and silver decorated case.

Reproduction of a photograph of a toothpick and ear-scoop in a gold and silver case decorated with enamel, Dutch or French, c. 1600. The item is part of the Waddesdon Collection held by the British Museum. This reproduction was made from Sachs, Hans: Der Zahnstocher und seine Geschichte, Berlin : Meusser, 1913. Related images: M0013412, M0013413, M0013414, M0013411, M0013416, M0013417, M0013418

April 1954

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication from which the image depicted in the glass plate negative has been reproduced.

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.