BACK SCRATCHER (?)
Creator(s): Unknown (Maker)
Currently in storage
About this object
The handle of the backscratcher is made in ivory which is carved like a twig with pieces of coral set where the knots in the wood should be. This is joined by a gold band to the scratcher which is a piece of pink coral which is highly polished. The scratcher has several points and is very naturalistic.
- Object name:
- BACK SCRATCHER (?)
- Made from:
- Ivory -- coral -- gold
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- 20th Century
- Size:
- 33.7 cm (13 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.144
- Class:
- IVORY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973