Historic New England

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain round top and seven teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 103062

Accession Number: 2008.4.6

Hair Comb

Black vulcanite back comb with openwork top and jagged edge, eight teeth.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103063

Accession Number: 1946.491

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a row of pierced crescent moons at top, seven teeth.

Date: 1830-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103064

Accession Number: 1946.492

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell side comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a row of abstract foliage, twenty-five teeth.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103065

Accession Number: 1920.531

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell side comb with a carved and pierced top featuring flowers within roundels and a row of diamonds, eighteen teeth.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), piercing, tortoise shell

GUSN: 103066

Accession Number: 1920.535

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell side comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a row of flowers and scrolling foliage, twenty-nine teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 103067

Accession Number: 1928.938

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell side comb with a carved and pierced top featuring scrolling flowers, foliage, and a lyre at center, forty-two teeth.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, carving (processes), piercing

GUSN: 103068

Accession Number: 1924.177

Mother of pearl back comb featuring on the front an scene of Asian men having tea under the trees on the left and two men in a garden on the right. The center of the comb features a shield shape with the monogram "DLR." The reverse is decorated with a floral design.

Date: ca. 1807

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl

GUSN: 103069

Accession Number: 1930.1656

Hair Comb

Horn side comb with molded scroll top and sixteen teeth with ball points.

Date: 1903-1930

Maker: Kingman, Edward B. (Inventor)

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 103070

Accession Number: 1946.490

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a pierced top featuring a scrolling floral design, six teeth.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103071

Accession Number: 1955.32

Hair Comb

Black celluloid back comb with a pierced scroll and floral design at top set with faceted jet beads, five teeth.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103072

Accession Number: 1955.31

Hair Comb

Blonde celluloid back comb with a flared pierced top featuring scrolls and set with round faceted colorless glass stones, four teeth.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103073

Accession Number: 1946.843

Hair Comb

Celluloid back comb with a fan shaped pierced top set with round faceted glass stones, four teeth.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103074

Accession Number: 1993.372

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a curved top featuring carved relief cornucopia and grape bunches over a pierced star ground, and carved and pierced foliate edge, thirteen teeth (one missing).

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103075

Accession Number: 1973.2

Hair Comb

Horn comb in the form of a moth with a six tooth hinged comb on reverse.

Date: 1870

Maker: Brow, Elias (Inventor)

GUSN: 103076

Accession Number: 1917.192

Comb

Double sided bone comb with very fine teeth.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103077

Accession Number: 1917.945

Hair Comb

Brass back comb with rounded top and nine teeth.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103078

Accession Number: 1917.1288

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with an abstract carved and pierced scrolled foliate design at top, multiple teeth (one missing).

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103080

Accession Number: 1920.538

Hair Comb

Curved horn side comb with straight square top and multiple teeth.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103081

Accession Number: 1920.539

Hair Comb

Small gilded metal side comb with three rosettes and a wavy border at top, fifteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103082

Accession Number: 1920.540

Pocket Comb

Bone jack knife style pocket comb with a vulcanite case featuring a cornucopia, eagle with shield and spray of flowers in relief on one side, and a standing George Washington in relief on the other.

Date: 1850-1873

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103083

Accession Number: 1921.177

Pair of Side Combs

Pair of horn side combs with folded over tops featuring a pierced abstract shape and carved scroll line design, thirty-two teeth on comb A, thirty-three teeth on comb B (one missing).

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103084

Accession Number: 1925.563ab

Necklace

This necklace is composed of alternating gutta percha or an unknown composite material beads with gilt bronze caps and faceted gold colored metal beads supporting a heart shaped bogwood pendant set with a small painting on ivory under glass. The necklace closes with a tube clasp.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gutta-percha, glass (material), bronze (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 102484

Accession Number: 1927.1111

Sautoir

Sautoir of alternating elongated rolled colored paper and large green wooden beads interspersed with small red beads.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 102485

Accession Number: 1969.3033

Sautoir

Sautoir of yellow glass beads on a leather string.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102486

Accession Number: 1932.2498

Necklace

Necklace of faceted amber colored beads with smaller amber and white beads in between, spring ring clasp.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102487

Accession Number: 2007.15.140

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of carved coral roses and leaves set on gold pins. Each pin is soldered at the top to a gold s-shaped ear wires. The earrings are in a fitted black leather case 1929.566.2

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: coral (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 102488

Accession Number: 1929.566.1AB

Necklace

Necklace of black molded plastic beads on black hand knotted cord.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102489

Accession Number: 2007.15.141

Rosary Beads

Rosary of carved wood beads with abstract floral design.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102490

Accession Number: 2007.15.151

Necklace and Earrings

Necklace brown nuts with matching drop earrings with gold ear fasteners.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102491

Accession Number: 1969.3006.1-3

Necklace

Necklace of plastic beads imitating wood of pierced Asian decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102492

Accession Number: 1932.150

Muff Cord

Brown woven cloth muff cord with floral carved wood beads and pierced ivory floral beads, metal hook and ring.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102493

Accession Number: 1990.525

Necklace

Necklace of alternating oblong bone beads and small white glass beads.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102494

Accession Number: 1947.228

Three Necklaces

Three necklaces of cylindrical and flat round faience blue and green beads.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102495

Accession Number: 1969.2384.1-3

Choker

Silver choker of two chains set with stone scarabs sewn to a velvet ribbon, supporting a large silver bit set with garnets, turquoise drops and a large red scarab.

Date: 1875-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102496

Accession Number: 1992.14

Glove Tops

Pair of glove tops, each decorative strap was meant to be stitched to the cuff of a glove. Each strap consists of two rows of white leather-covered diamond/teardrop shapes attached on either side of a purple-colored silk ribbon embellished with repeating clusters of steel beads. Each teardrop shape ...

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cut steel, silk (textile), calf (leather)

GUSN: 102497

Accession Number: 1933.1161ab

Hatpin

Black glass naturally shaped head with gunmetal shaft.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102498

Accession Number: 2007.15.101

Hatpin

Hatpin with elongated teardrop shaped brown agate head, gold colored metal shaft.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102499

Accession Number: 2007.15.98

Hatpin

Hatpin with pink ball head mounted in gilt metal caps, gold colored metal shaft.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102500

Accession Number: 1931.55

Stickpin

Gilt metal stickpin with round ring stamped with flowers.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102501

Accession Number: 2007.15.178

Stickpin

Stickpin is a coral cameo of a bust portrait of a classical woman, set in a gold mount.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102502

Accession Number: 1922.193

Stickpin

Stickpin in the form of a sword with a white enamel handle and set with a small colorless glass stone, chain attached.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102503

Accession Number: 2007.15.182

Stickpin

Stick pin with pearl head and gold shaft.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102504

Accession Number: 2007.15.181

Stickpin

Green scarab stickpin set in a gilt metal mount with a reed border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102505

Accession Number: 2007.15.180

Stickpin

Stickpin with a silver owl sitting within a gold crescent moon.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102506

Accession Number: 2007.15.177

Stickpin

Stickpin topped with a Roman pearl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102507

Accession Number: 2007.15.221

Stickpin

Small stickpin with a gold plated teardrop top.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102508

Accession Number: 2007.15.175

Brooch

Black enameled bar brooch with rounded ends, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 102509

Accession Number: 2007.15.20

Baby Pin

Small gold bar brooch with black scroll enamel decoration and enameled with the word "Baby."

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102510

Accession Number: 1943.336A

Stickpin

Stickpin with silver ball head.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102511

Accession Number: 1943.336b

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