Historic New England

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with a carved pierced top featuring a grouping of musical instruments in the center and surrounded by scrolling flowers, twenty teeth.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102962

Accession Number: 1920.525

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with a carved pierced top featuring a floral frieze in the center, crosshatching at the bottom, and roundels along the top, nineteen teeth (one broken).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102963

Accession Number: 1920.526

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with plain square top and rounded corners and twenty-three teeth

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 102964

Accession Number: 1920.527

Hair Comb

Dyed horn hair comb with thin square top and twenty-four teeth.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102965

Accession Number: 1920.534

Hair Comb

Horn comb with a thin square top and eighteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102966

Accession Number: 1922.309

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and scrolling foliage, sixteen teeth (one broken)

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102967

Accession Number: 1923.208

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-five teeth (one is missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102968

Accession Number: 1924.94

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell comb with a plain square top and thirteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102969

Accession Number: 1924.95

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a pierced and carved top featuring scrolling design of multiple flowers, twelve teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102970

Accession Number: 1927.1082

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and flower at the center and scrolled foliage, ten teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 102971

Accession Number: 1927.1083

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a large flared carved and pierced top featuring an abstract floral and foliage design, sixteen teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102972

Accession Number: 1928.935

Hair Comb

Carved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top with rounded corners and eighteen teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102973

Accession Number: 1936.473

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-three teeth (two missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, carving (processes)

GUSN: 102974

Accession Number: 1937.1143

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and seventeen teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102975

Accession Number: 1940.242

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-seven teeth (three missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102976

Accession Number: 1934.876

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square head and thirty-six teeth (two missing)

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102977

Accession Number: 1934.1276

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-one teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102978

Accession Number: 1937.1245

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-three teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102979

Accession Number: 1937.1246

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-eight teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102980

Accession Number: 1929.558

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain square head and canted corners and nineteenth teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102981

Accession Number: 1941.803

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain square head and twenty-one teeth (three missing)

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102982

Accession Number: 1941.804

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty-two teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 102983

Accession Number: 1941.805

Hair Ornaments

A pair of rectangular tortoiseshell barrettes.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102333

Accession Number: 1925.361ab

Earrings

Pair of tortoiseshell earrings in the form of forget-me-nots, gold ear wire fasteners.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102334

Accession Number: 1935.265ab

Earrings

Pair of tortoiseshell earrings with teardrop shaped loops with pendants in center with carved classical female portrait busts.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102335

Accession Number: 1940.581ab

Earrings

Pair of tortoiseshell earrings with three hanging concentric circles.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102336

Accession Number: 2007.15.86ab

Earring

Tortoiseshell pendant earring with trefoil shaped surmount supporting an arrow shaped drop, gold ear wire fastener.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102337

Accession Number: 1926.733

Pendant

Tortoiseshell pendant in the shape of an amphora with gold pique pose inlay in a Greek key design.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102338

Accession Number: 1929.1069

Each earring in this pair is composed of a tortoiseshell barbell-shaped top from which is suspended a ball drop. The earrings attach with gold ear wires. The ball has separated from the top on one earring in the pair.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, gold (metal)

GUSN: 102339

Accession Number: 1922.529AB

Earring

This single earring is composed of a polished round brown nut suspended from single link gold chains attached to either side of the nut with a gold pin. The chains connect to a gold s-shaped ear wire.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 102340

Accession Number: 1932.567

Brooch

This brooch is part of a set with earrings 1969.2395.2AB. The brooch is constructed in the shape of an open, pleated fan. The surface of the fan is decorated with images of two flying geese, a bird, and a frog, surrounded by engraved foliage. The back of the fan has a glass-covered reserve for hair.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102341

Accession Number: 1969.2395.1

Watch Chain

Watch chain made of small straw links with gold colored metal screw hook at end.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102342

Accession Number: 1932.2499

Watch Chain

Watch chain made of braided straw links with black metal hook attached at end.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102343

Accession Number: 1932.2500

Necklace

Necklace of two strands of straw links with oval ivory pendant incised with a portrait of a Japanese woman on one side and a metal fly applied to the reverse, supporting an ivory drop with painted red flowers containing two small ivory dice.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), ivory (tooth component), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102344

Accession Number: 1925.244

Watch Chain

Watch chain made of braided straw links with metal mounts

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102345

Accession Number: 1946.691

Watch Chain

Watch chain made of braided straw links.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102346

Accession Number: 1937.1134

Watch Chain

Watch chain made of small braided black straw links with a metal ring one end and a hook on the other.

Date: 1810-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102347

Accession Number: 1933.977

Watch Chain

Watch chain made of braided straw links.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102348

Accession Number: 1924.224

Watch Chain

Watch chain of small straw braided links.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102349

Accession Number: 1943.193

Watch Chain

Watch chain made of gold plastic links.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102350

Accession Number: 1938.1170

Beads

Multiple green faceted hexagonal glass beads on cotton string.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102351

Accession Number: 1943.360

Beads

Multiple yellow faceted hexagonal glass beads on cotton string.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102352

Accession Number: 1943.358

Beads

Multiple blue faceted hexagonal glass beads on cotton string.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102353

Accession Number: 1943.359

Beads

Multiple blue half sphere shaped beads on cotton string.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102354

Accession Number: 1943.365

Beads

Multiple faceted cut steel beads on cotton string with red tassel.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102355

Accession Number: 1943.362

Beads

Tassel of cut iron beads

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102356

Accession Number: 2007.15.223

Brooch

This brooch is composed of a large curved section of ivory or bone cut to resemble a large animal's claw. It is set at the wider end with a yellow gold terminal decorated with bands of curved, lace-like engraved patterns. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), bone (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 102357

Accession Number: 1946.524

Necklace, Bracelet and Earrings

Jewelry set consisting of a necklace, bracelet and pair of drop earrings. All feature spun satin glass beads with applied blue glass decoration, bracelet and necklace have flat round pendants.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102358

Accession Number: 1940.580a-d