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Hair ornament

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

ca. 1840

GUSN

GUSN-25503

Description

Crown w/ carved circle and star motif. Bordered by stylized leaf pattern. Comb below carving has only three teeth remaining.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hair ornaments
hair accessories
tortoise shell
Shell
ORNAMENT, HAIR

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.75 x 2.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.441

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