Comments for Barbaraanne's Hair Comb Blog http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com Scholarship Creates Value Thu, 10 May 2012 17:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Huge comb from Argentina by BarbaraAnne http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2012/05/09/huge-comb-from-argentina/#comment-1132 BarbaraAnne Thu, 10 May 2012 17:19:16 +0000 http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/?p=3529#comment-1132 English Translation: Beginning in the 19th Century, there was a fashion frenzy surrounding the combs Argentinian women wore. Although the peineta was inherited from Spanish culture, it acquired a new identity as the peinetón in the Argentine national costume. In the upper echelons of Buenos Aires society, a fierce competition arose. Who could wear the largest and most ornamented peinetón? This cartoon mocks Argentine combs by exaggerating their size so much, two people could not walk side by side in the street. It makes the quest to wear the largest comb look ridiculous. This design's origin began around 1823, when four important comb manufacturers appeared in Buenos Aires: Martín Suárez, Manuel Masculino, Salvador Vitela y Custodio Peis. The most famous was Masculino, whose limitless imagination enlarged and converted the Spanish peineta into the peinetón. The combs were so big, political slogans such as "Long Live the Confederation of Argentina" were carved into the tortoiseshell. Masculino also introduced new machines, which could produce peinetónes at a lower cost. He used tortoiseshell, faux tortoiseshell, bone and horn. The combs were also inlaid with gold, silver, ivory, or pearl. The Creative Museum has recently acquired a 19th Century peinetón iin Paris. The seller identified the previous owner as a diplomat. It is a marvellous, huge tortoiseshell comb, which measures 13 inches long, inlaid with gold. English Translation: Beginning in the 19th Century, there was a fashion frenzy surrounding the combs Argentinian women wore. Although the peineta
was inherited from Spanish culture, it acquired a new identity as the peinetón in the Argentine national costume.

In the upper echelons of Buenos Aires society, a fierce competition arose. Who could wear the largest and most ornamented peinetón?
This cartoon mocks Argentine combs by exaggerating their size so much, two people could not walk side by side in the street. It makes
the quest to wear the largest comb look ridiculous.

This design’s origin began around 1823, when four important comb manufacturers appeared in Buenos Aires: Martín Suárez, Manuel Masculino, Salvador Vitela y Custodio Peis.

The most famous was Masculino, whose limitless imagination enlarged and converted the Spanish peineta into the peinetón. The combs
were so big, political slogans such as “Long Live the Confederation of Argentina” were carved into the tortoiseshell. Masculino also introduced
new machines, which could produce peinetónes at a lower cost. He used tortoiseshell, faux tortoiseshell, bone and horn. The combs were also
inlaid with gold, silver, ivory, or pearl.

The Creative Museum has recently acquired a 19th Century peinetón iin Paris. The seller identified the previous owner as a diplomat. It is a
marvellous, huge tortoiseshell comb, which measures 13 inches long, inlaid with gold.

]]> Comment on Sotheby’s: Hair Comb from Scottish Jewelers A & J Smith by BarbaraAnne http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2011/12/06/sothebys-hair-comb-from-scottish-jewelers-a-j-smith/#comment-1115 BarbaraAnne Tue, 08 May 2012 15:25:19 +0000 http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/?p=2655#comment-1115 If you like... I am always interested in what other people have to say, as communities are a layered artwork of views. You may send your article to barbaraanneconsulting@gmail.com, and I will be happy to take this conversation further. Have you collected Scottish hair ornaments? Best... If you like… I am always interested in what other people have to say, as communities are a layered artwork of views. You may send your article to barbaraanneconsulting@gmail.com, and I will be happy to take this conversation further. Have you collected Scottish hair ornaments? Best…

]]> Comment on Myrna’s Enamels by BarbaraAnne http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2009/10/10/myrnas-enamels/#comment-1114 BarbaraAnne Tue, 08 May 2012 15:23:05 +0000 http://haircombdiva.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-1114 Myrna will be so pleased! Thank you so much for your comment. :-) Myrna will be so pleased! Thank you so much for your comment. :-)

]]> Comment on Sotheby’s: Hair Comb from Scottish Jewelers A & J Smith by Robert Brost http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2011/12/06/sothebys-hair-comb-from-scottish-jewelers-a-j-smith/#comment-1112 Robert Brost Tue, 08 May 2012 06:59:47 +0000 http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/?p=2655#comment-1112 I was just going through few sites and blogs yesterday and came across your site http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/ too. I really liked the way you have presented your site. I was reading some of your content and really found them interesting and informative. So I was just wondering if I can also do something for your site. Actually I am a freelance content writer and I love writing articles as a hobby on topics related to Scottish jewelry. What if I provide you with an unique article as a Guest Post. An article that will be informative for your readers. The article will be related to your website and will be appreciated by your readers. It would be great if you can add a small BIO of mine at the end of the article with my related site's links. I guarantee you that the article will be 100% copy scape protected and will be of around 700 words. Please let me know if this sound good to you, so that we can start working on your article. Regards, Robert Brost (robertbrost12@gmail.com) I was just going through few sites and blogs yesterday and came across
your site http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/ too. I really liked the way you
have presented your site. I was reading some of your content and
really found them interesting and informative. So I was just wondering
if I can also do something for your site.

Actually I am a freelance content writer and I love writing articles
as a hobby on topics related to Scottish jewelry.

What if I provide you with an unique article as a Guest Post. An
article that will be informative for your readers. The article will be
related to your website and will be appreciated by your readers.

It would be great if you can add a small BIO of mine at the end of the
article with my related site’s links. I guarantee you that the article
will be 100% copy scape protected and will be of around 700 words.

Please let me know if this sound good to you, so that we can start
working on your article.

Regards,

Robert Brost
(robertbrost12@gmail.com)

]]> Comment on Myrna’s Enamels by Lucy http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2009/10/10/myrnas-enamels/#comment-1111 Lucy Mon, 07 May 2012 19:27:04 +0000 http://haircombdiva.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-1111 Thank you for the post about Myrna's enamels! I have a comb very similar to the one with the roses on it but I hadn't seen any like it before. Thank you for the post about Myrna’s enamels! I have a comb very similar to the one with the roses on it but I hadn’t seen any like it before.

]]> Comment on Save The Turtles by Lisa and Robb http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/save-the-turtles/#comment-1107 Lisa and Robb Sun, 06 May 2012 04:11:26 +0000 http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/?page_id=3487#comment-1107 Thank you for doing this! Thank you for doing this!

]]> Comment on Bath Antiques Online by BarbaraAnne http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2009/09/15/bath-antiques-online/#comment-1105 BarbaraAnne Sat, 05 May 2012 10:37:56 +0000 http://haircombdiva.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-1105 Sue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How lovely to hear from you again! Thank you for telling us about your site. Hope you are well. Sue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How lovely to hear from you again! Thank you for telling us about your site. Hope you are well.

]]> Comment on Bath Antiques Online by Sue Marie Turner http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2009/09/15/bath-antiques-online/#comment-1099 Sue Marie Turner Fri, 04 May 2012 21:16:11 +0000 http://haircombdiva.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-1099 Hi, I was the original owner and seller of these combs :) they were gorgeous, I no longer list my vanity items and perfume bottoes on bath antiques online I list them on www.le-boudoir-online.com Please let me know if you would like to be added to my wish list :) Yours Sue Marie Turner Hi, I was the original owner and seller of these combs :) they were gorgeous, I no longer list my vanity items and perfume bottoes on bath antiques online I list them on http://www.le-boudoir-online.com
Please let me know if you would like to be added to my wish list :)
Yours Sue Marie Turner

]]> Comment on Some Lovely Things by BarbaraAnne http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2009/10/10/some-lovely-things/#comment-1076 BarbaraAnne Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:42:48 +0000 http://haircombdiva.wordpress.com/?p=236#comment-1076 Thank you! I shall change the post. I have always heard it called the chestnut comb, but this is great! It takes a community to get all the information correct. Thank you! I shall change the post. I have always heard it called the chestnut comb, but this is great! It takes a community to get all the information correct.

]]> Comment on Some Lovely Things by Sally Larkham http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2009/10/10/some-lovely-things/#comment-1075 Sally Larkham Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:38:18 +0000 http://haircombdiva.wordpress.com/?p=236#comment-1075 Hi, Re the Lalique "chestnut" comb - I've seen this (or possibly a similar one) on various websites; and the nuts are always described as chestnuts. I'm not much of an art scholar; but I do know hazelnuts (with their characteristic husks) when I see them! Not faulting you on this, since all the experts do seem to be making the same error. Hi,
Re the Lalique “chestnut” comb – I’ve seen this (or possibly a similar one) on various websites; and the nuts are always described as chestnuts. I’m not much of an art scholar; but I do know hazelnuts (with their characteristic husks) when I see them! Not faulting you on this, since all the experts do seem to be making the same error.

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