Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Hair comb
Object Number:
1942.181
Date:
1878
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 3/8 in. ( 15.6 x 10.8 x 1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: underside: "PAT. APR. 30, 1878" in roman letters
Description:
Cast silver hair comb with six teeth and an engraved and scalloped decorative top; ovoid band above the teeth with wheel turned borders and an engraved band of bell flowers in the center; triangular area above with scalloped edges and seven trianglar areas inside divided by bands of bellflowers, each area angraved with foliate scrolls; underside stamped, "PAT. APR. 30, 1878" in roman letters; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
