Tortoiseshell back comb with carved and pierced top featuring floral and foliate decoration, twenty teeth.
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB
2486
Unknown
5 5/8 in x 6 1/4 in (HxW) (inches)
1946.19
Title Tortoiseshell back comb Accession Number 1946.19
Title Tortoiseshell back comb Accession Number 1946.20
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