Five Vintage Hair Pins Celluloid Faux Tortoiseshell Hair Accessory
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:37813 | Style: Victorian |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Sub-Style: English |
| Color: Brown | Material: celluloid |
| Height: 5 | Width: 2 |
A collection of five vintage faux tortoiseshell hair pins fromthe late Victorian or Edwardian era CONDITION: good vintage condition with expected wear APPROXIMATE DATE: 1890s – 1900s MATERIALS: celluloid DESCRIPTION: A collection of five vintage faux tortoiseshell hair pinsfrom the late Victorian or Edwardian era. The final picture illustrates similarhair accessories from contemporary sources and shows the hair styles with whichthey were used. #1 hairpin... with curly top measures 4 x 2 ins (10 x 5 cm) #2 hairpin with rectangle top measures 4 x 1½ ins (10 x 4cm) #3 hairpin with ball top measures 4 x 1 ins (10 x 2.5 cm) #4 hairpin with large loop top measures 4½ x 2 ins (11 x 5cm) #5 hairpin with small loop top measures 4 x 1 ins (10 x 2.5cm) FURTHER INFORMATION: Simple two pronged combs such as these were made in pairs, or sometimes sets with a larger matching comb. They were worn throughout the 19thand early 20th century. They could perform both an ornamental and auseful function, being used to hold the elaborate coiffures of the day in placeas well as to adorn the hair. Hair pins like this are characteristically made in one solidpiece of the material, which might be horn, tortoiseshell, or some syntheticlike celluloid. They usually have only one or two tines and their top orheading in a simple shape such as a horseshoe or rectangle, sometimes with theaddition of rhinestones or a little openwork decoration.
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