Comb
- Object Name:
- Comb
- Object ID:
- 1958.082.39
- Place of Origin:
- Leominster, MA
- Date:
- 1855
- Description:
- Hair comb, tortoise shell. Small fan-shaped back comb. "FS" monogram, pegged on. Open scrollwork below fan. Seven curved teeth. Mottled brown and yellow color.
- Material:
- Tortoise shell
- Dimensions:
- H-5.2 W-3.8 D-1 inches
- Provenance:
- Made in Leominster, MA, for Mrs. Alfred Stevens as a wedding gift in 1855.
May be the "high back tortoise shell comb with matching bracelets with initials," described in letter from Gardner L. King; the bracelets are listed as 1958.082.40-41. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner L. King
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