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diff --git a/source/object.h b/source/object.h
index a574fb64..8a707665 100644
--- a/source/object.h
+++ b/source/object.h
@@ -16,17 +16,15 @@ class Technique;
 class Texture;
 
 /**
-Stores a Mesh together with a Technique to determine its appearance.
+Combines a Mesh with a Technique to give it an appearance.  The Technique will
+define which render passes the Object supports.
 
-It is possible to use a single Object for rendering multiple identical or
-similar objects.  See class ObjectInstance.
+In many cases, it's desirable to include multiple copies of an Object in a
+Scene, with different model matrices.  ObjectInstances can be used to alter the
+rendering of an object on a per-instance basis.
 */
 class Object: public Renderable
 {
-private:
-	std::vector<RefPtr<const Mesh> > meshes;
-	RefPtr<const Technique> technique;
-
 public:
 	class Loader: public DataFile::CollectionObjectLoader<Object>
 	{
@@ -45,7 +43,13 @@ public:
 		void technique(const std::string &);
 	};
 
+private:
+	std::vector<RefPtr<const Mesh> > meshes;
+	RefPtr<const Technique> technique;
+
+public:
 	Object();
+	Object(const Mesh *, const Technique *);
 	~Object();
 
 	void set_mesh(const Mesh *m) { set_mesh(0, m); }
@@ -54,18 +58,12 @@ public:
 	void set_technique(const Technique *);
 	const Technique *get_technique() const { return technique.get(); }
 
-	/**
-	Renders the object.  A tag can be provided to render a non-default pass.
-	*/
 	virtual void render(const Tag &tag = Tag()) const;
 
 	virtual void render(Renderer &, const Tag & = Tag()) const;
 
-	/**
-	Renders the object with an instance.  The instance's hook functions are
-	called before and after drawing the mesh.  A tag may also be given to render
-	a non-default pass.
-	*/
+	/** Renders an instance of the object.  The instance's hook functions are
+	called before and after drawing the mesh. */
 	virtual void render(Renderer &, const ObjectInstance &, const Tag & = Tag()) const;
 
 private: