Clippers

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Clippers

Entry/Object ID

TT0110

Description

Bronze shears or clippers from the collection of Dr James Curle

Use

These nail clippers would have been used to cut one's nails.

Context

Hygiene was an important part of daily life for the Roman elite, and their cleanliness helped to serve as a symbol of status.

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Category

Shears
Utensils

Acquisition

Accession

TT0110

Source (if not Accessioned)

B. Linehan

Notes

Donated by B. Linehan 01/11/1991

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Clipper, Nail

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Manicure

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Beauty Supplies

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

shears (cutting tools), nail clippers

Dimensions

Width

16 mm

Depth

10 mm

Length

76 mm

Material

Bronze

Color

Green, Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Like many other antiquarians, Curle developed his own collection of artefacts. He also struck up a personal correspondence with Francis Haverfield, the foremost authority on RomanoBritish archaeology, and other leading Roman scholars of the day throughout Europe. This part of Curle’s private collection includes clippers (in the form of shears) and tweezers for trimming and plucking hair and a small spatula for cosmetics.