Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved top featuring a zigzag and bead border and a frieze with a foliate swag, seventeen teeth (two missing).
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB
2504
Unknown
Probably American
5 5/8 in x 5 1/2 in (HxW) (inches)
1933.1038
Title Beaded watch chain Accession Number 1933.1035
Title Tortoiseshell comb Accession Number 1933.1038
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