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Date1870 - 1899
Terms
  • Combs
  • Tortoise Shell
  • United States
Dimensions13.96 × 14.59 cm (5 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)
Object number2007.072
DescriptionWoman's high hair comb. Tortoise shell, medium amber in color; carved foilage with grape clusters; background of carved stars. 10 teeth, none missing; large vertical crack down the center of comb, but no detached pieces. The crack was repaired with a brass strip.
Collections
  • Historic Clothing
Object number: 2007.074
1870 - 1899
Object number: PER1104.0002
Object number: COS0064.0054.6
1800s
Object number: COS0064.0054.1
1800s
Object number: COS82.115
Late 1800s
Object number: 2007.075
1870 - 1899
Object number: COS0082.0116
Late 1800s
Object number: COS0064.0054.4