# Comb in the form of two dragonflies

- By: Lucien Gaillard (Paris, 1861–1942)
- Date: c. 1904
- Medium: emerald (mineral), citrine, gold (metal), email, horn (animal material), diamond (mineral)
- Classification: comb
- Dimensions: height 11.2 cm x width 15.4 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Helios Houdstermaatschappij
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-1990-1--ebc935c649817049f7022f2e84c51506)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/EIWFI/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Forms derived from nature were an important source of inspiration around 1900. Gaillard’s astonishing technical virtuosity is demonstrated in his jewels with lifelike insects. For instance, he made parts of the dragonflies’ wings in plique-à-jour, a vitreous enamelling technique, in which the enamel is not applied to a metal base, but rather set in a gossamer thin wire framework.