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Jean Louis Imlin III (1722-68)
Brush c.1760
Silver gilt, hair | 8.0 x 17.5 x 10.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 47206
Jean Louis Imlin III (1722-68)
Brush c.1760
Jean Louis Imlin III (1722-68)
Brush c.1760
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An oval silver-gilt hairbrush, the plain back with moulded decoration.
Struck with city mark of Strasbourg and maker’s mark of Imlin.Provenance
Part of a toilet service created for Caroline Polyène, Landgravine Frederick of Hesse, who left it to her daughter, Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge, who in turn left it to her daughter, Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Queen Mary bought the set from her Mecklenburg cousins in 1933.
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Creator(s)
(goldsmith)(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver gilt, hair
Measurements
8.0 x 17.5 x 10.0 cm (whole object)
347.3 g (Weight) (whole object)
Place of Production
Strasbourg [France]
