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Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring roundels and flowers at top, palms at the center and a chain of leaves and flowers at the bottom, twenty-four teeth.
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB
2487
Unknown
Probably American
6 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in (HxW) (inches)
1946.20
Title Tortoiseshell back comb Accession Number 1946.19
Title Tortoiseshell back comb Accession Number 1946.20
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