Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414c
Medium:
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Comb
Object Number:
1942.179
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Tortoise shell
Dimensions:
overall: 5 3/4 x 5 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.
Description:
Tortoise shell hair comb with nineteen spiked, widely spaced teeth, the top is deep with a rinceau design across the top, some in relief and with some openwork, beneath is a horizontal band of leaves.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
