A Late 18thC Whale Bone & Ebony Wig Scratcher c.1780 sub-Curios In late 1828 his tuberculosis

In late 1828 his tuberculosis worsened and his parents sent him back to London for treatment

legendary enemies

Some bundles of "hair" appear to have once been attached are now unattached from the back of her head

Period: George III - Early Victorian

as the dive was in 2008

A Late 18thC Whale Bone & Ebony Wig Scratcher c.1780 sub-Curios In late 1828 his tuberculosisOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 Length: 16 Width: 1 (at hand) The wonderfully tactile wig or back scratcher of particularly long size, the elegant hand crafted in whale bone to an ebony handle terminating in a knop, the whole surviving from the last quarter of the eighteenth century. The piece is in very good original order which is hard to find with examples of this type and has a superb patina. Large wigs were