Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hair comb: plain
Object Number:
INV.7648
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Tortoise shell
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 6 x 1 5/8 in. ( 10.2 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Tortoise shell hair comb with twenty-five extant teeth (some broken) with plain top in a horizontal band across the top.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
