Comb

19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Triangular form of mottled, translucent brown, the edges of intricate pierced scrollwork surrounding a section of solid tortoseshell with a V-shape cut in the center, above five long teeth to fix the comb in the wearer's hair.

Details

Title: Comb
Date Created: 19th century
Location Created: possibly France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Shaped, carved and pierced tortoiseshell
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Owen E. Robinson and Mrs. John B. Hendry in memory of Mrs. John A. Logan

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