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Tortoiseshell back comb with carved and pierced floral top and fifteen teeth.
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB
2502
Unknown
China or America
5 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Spaulding
1933.399
Title Horn back comb Accession Number 1933.398
Title Tortoiseshell back comb Accession Number 1933.399
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