Museum

Nail cleaner and scoop

Description

A small, silver nail cleaner and scoop, 16th century. Has a twisted handle with miniature spoon at one end and sickle-shaped blade to the other, suspension loop and ring located near sickle shaped blade.

Object number

STRST : SBT 2015-5
Date

1501-1600
Material

metal silver

Measurements
Length

37mm

Credit line

CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Part of Exhibition

Shakespeare Connected - ‘The natural gates and alleys of the body’ (Hamlet, 1.5.67): Physicality, Hygiene and Bodily Waste in Shakespeare’s World

A Shakespeare Connected exhibition in collaboration with Peter J Smith, Nottingham Trent University.

VocalEyes - Hall's Croft

An exhibition featuring audio descriptions of some of the Trust's Top 30 objects and Hall's Croft.

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Nail cleaner and scoop

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