Comb
PeriodCirca 1810-1820
MediumTortoiseshell
Dimensions6.88 × 7 × 2.75 in. (17.5 × 17.8 × 7 cm)
ClassificationsCostume, Women's
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E. L. Thompson, 1932
Object number216
DescriptionA woman's decorative hair comb of dark brown and amber colored tortoiseshell, with a plain upper section above 27 teeth.NotesAccording to the donor, this comb was originally owned and worn by her grandmother, Middletown resident Mary Field (b. 1796).
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