Nail Scissors
Manicure Scissors
An image of the scissors with the blades closed.
Name/Title
Nail ScissorsEntry/Object ID
2025.2.282Tags
1800s, decorated screw, shell screw, gold, nail file, hollow nail file, st3, cs4Description
A delicate pair of nail scissors with worked bows (fluted) and straight shanks decorated with gold rivets. The screw is decorated (shell screw), shoulder is st3. Cross section is cs4 with a leaf point, and the outer edges of both blades form nail files (one hollow). Stylistically first half of the 19th century. No markings.Category
Scissors, Manicure Scissors