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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1891-1914

GUSN

GUSN-72522

Description

Silver; rectangular; wide handle; short teeth

Details

Descriptive Terms

combs (hair ornaments)
casting (process)
steel (alloy)
Steel
Slip Cast
COMB

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Spratt's (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

1.125 x 4 x 0.125 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2878

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