Antique Nippon Porcelain Hair Receiver.

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This is an antique Nippon porcelain hair receiver. It is a decorative box with a hole in the lid, used … Read more This is an antique Nippon porcelain hair receiver. It is a decorative box with a hole in the lid, used in the Victorian era and early 1900s to store hair collected from brushes and combs.
This particular piece is a hand-painted porcelain hair receiver with pink flowers and gold trim.
Nippon porcelain was produced in Japan between 1891 and 1921.
This style of porcelain was made by the Morimura Brothers, who later founded Noritake China.
Hair receivers were often part of a larger dresser set that included a hatpin vase, pin dish, and powder jar. See less