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Fingernail shield

An article of gold jewelry worn to simulate exceptionally long fingernails, some being about 50 cm long, such as those worn continuously day and night by Tsz'I Hsi (1834-1908), Dowager Empress of China.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson