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Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a twisted foliate scroll design, ten teeth.
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB
2551
Unknown
Probably American
4 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in (HxW) (inches)
1936.816
Title Tortoiseshell hair comb Accession Number 1936.816
Title Tortoiseshell hair comb Accession Number 1936.817
Title Tortoiseshell hairpin Accession Number 1936.819
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