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Hair Comb

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1870-1900

GUSN

GUSN-102951

Description

Two-pronged tortoiseshell hair comb with pierced gold colored scroll work head.

Details

Descriptive Terms

combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

2404

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

American [use]

Dimensions

1 1/16 in x 1/8 in (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.418

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