Comb
Classification:
Date:
1800-1890
Medium:
Amber
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 6 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 12.7 x 17.5 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Amber hair comb with nineteen teeth and a horizontal decorative top, with openwork rinceau design.
Credit Line:
Gift of Esther Karst
Object Number:
1952.276f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31697
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Comb
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Tortoise shell
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 19.4 x 16.5 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Tortoise shell hair comb with nine teeth and a plain top which flairs out at the top and has rounded corners.
Credit Line:
Gift of Esther Karst
Object Number:
1952.276e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31696
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Comb
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Tortoise shell
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 6 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 12.7 x 16.5 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Tortoise shell hair comb with twent-five teeth (some broken) and deep, horizontal top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Esther Karst
Object Number:
1952.276a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31694
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hair comb: plain
Classification:
Date:
1780-1810
Medium:
Tortoise shell
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 13.3 x 15.9 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Tortoise shell hair comb with twenty-five teeth (some broken), with deep, plain horizontal top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Forsyth Wickes
Object Number:
1956.30b
Gallery Label:
Combs of this size were popular when hair fashion emphasized height, and was frequently worn in the pompadour style.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
31693
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Comb
Classification:
Date:
1780-1810
Medium:
Tortoise shell
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 7 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 17.8 x 19 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Tortoise shell hair comb with twenty-seven teeth; high design at the top, the design is of row of ovals with openwork flowers inside, set on top a horizontal row of openwork rinceau design.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Marion L. Dielman
Object Number:
1939.542
Gallery Label:
Combs of this size were popular when hair fashion emphasized height, and was frequently worn in the pompadour style.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
31691
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Razor and accessories in case
Classification:
Date:
1907-1920
Medium:
Leather, metal, plastic, cardboard
Dimensions:
Case (closed): 1 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 3/4 in. (4.4 x 15.9 x 1.9 cm)
Description:
Folding razor with imitation ivory handle and metal blade mount; in black leather case with snap closure along with one blade with a row of teeth on either long side, one plain blade, an empty blade box, and a calling card.
Object Number:
INV.7746a-f
Marks:
stamped in gold: on inside of case: "DURHAM DUPLEX RAZOR CO. / NEW YORK, U.S.A."
stamped: on either side of blade mount: "PAT. U.S.A. MAY 28/07. / AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES" and "MADE IN U.S.A."
printed: on front, sides, and back of blade box: "DURHAM DUPLE
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
31674
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Blade sharpening block
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1863
Medium:
Wood, leather, iron nails, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 29.2 x 2.9 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Razor-strop consisting of a squared wooden stake with a strip of leather nailed to one side and one end shaped into a handle and painted dark brown; paper label with handwritten inscription affixed to one side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Louise S. Gilder
Object Number:
1949.310
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to object: "Gettysburgh / July 3 1863."
Gallery Label:
This razor-strop is said to have been used at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
31672
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Suitcase
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Cardboard, metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 39 x 6 1/2 in. ( 36.2 x 99.1 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Brown cardboard (fiberboard) suitcase; metal trim around the top of the bottom half (b) of the suitcase and around the bottom of the top half (a) of the suitcase; three metal closures (escutcheons) across the top, center closure locks; three metal hinges along the base; metal fittings at the corners and metal tacks hold the case together; arched leather handle at center of the top; unlined interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number:
1956.173.19ab[dup]
Marks:
printed: paper tag below lock: "MANUFACTURED BY/ FIBRE CASE & NOVELTY CO., INC./ EST 1894/ NEW YORK, NY."
Gallery Label:
This suitcase belonged to Ruth Draper.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
31666
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Gold, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 2 x 5 x 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Gold wire-frame spectacles with oval bifocal lenses connected by "C" bridge; gold wire temples which loop over ears and have bulbous ends.
Object Number:
INV.7713
Marks:
stamped: inside right temple: "14K"
Gallery Label:
Benjamin Franklin is credited with inventing bifocals, which combine two corrective prescriptions in one lens. Although Franklin experimented with bifocals in the late 18th century, bifocals were not common until the early 20th century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
31663
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Comb
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Tortoise shell
Dimensions:
overall (broken): 4 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 12.4 x 12.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Tortoise shell comb with seventeen teeth, plain top (broken).
Object Number:
Z.1146
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31660
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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