Small round metal stud with an impressed scroll and flower design.
Date: 1875-1925
Maker: unknown
GUSN: 102876
Accession Number: 1986.1613
Small brass screw.
Material: brass (alloy)
GUSN: 102877
Accession Number: 1986.1600
Set of five round gold colored metal buttons.
GUSN: 102878
Accession Number: 1986.1612.1-5
Set of six mother of pearl buttons with pierced and carved floral decoration.
Date: 1850-1900
GUSN: 102879
Accession Number: 1986.1611.1-6
Nineteen metal shirt studs.
GUSN: 102880
Accession Number: 1986.1615.1-19
Pair of painted gold buttons with scroll and trefoil decoration.
GUSN: 102881
Accession Number: 1986.1610.1-2
Seven small round black glass buttons all attached to string.
Material: glass (material)
GUSN: 102882
Accession Number: 1986.1609.1-7
Round faceted colorless glass stone button in a brass mount.
Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)
GUSN: 102883
Accession Number: 1986.1573
Leather dog collar with a lead bullet attached.
GUSN: 102884
Accession Number: 1986.1566
This small oval ivory brooch is decorated with the monogram "HC" delineated in cut human hair. The ivory is set in a gold bezel and placed under glass.
Date: 1780-1810
Material: gold (metal), human hair, ivory (tooth component)
GUSN: 102885
Accession Number: 1941.1049
Each earring in this pair consists of a gold colored metal circle with a blue, red, orange and green metal washer pinned together as a swirled stack. The earrings attach with screwbacks.
Date: 1950-1983
Material: metal
GUSN: 102886
Accession Number: 1984.2359AB
Each earring in this pair consists of slightly concave black plastic disks set with a faux pearl in the center. They attach with screwbacks.
Date: 1960-1983
Material: faux finish, pearl (animal material), plastic by production method
GUSN: 102887
Accession Number: 1984.2360AB
Brooch in the form of a peacock feather with green and blue enamel.
Date: 1900-1910
Maker: Krementz & Company (Maker)
GUSN: 102888
Accession Number: 2006.44.355
Hatpin with crystal head in the shape of a crescent moon.
Date: 1880-1910
GUSN: 102889
Accession Number: 2006.44.356
Hatpin with a half sphere shaped ivory head.
GUSN: 102890
Accession Number: 2006.44.357
Hatpin set with a copper metal head set with a purple faceted stone.
GUSN: 102891
Accession Number: 2006.44.358
Hatpin with lozenge shaped head.
GUSN: 102892
Accession Number: 2006.44.359
Metal hatpin with an eagle with splayed wings perched atop a rectangle engraved with "S.P.Q.R." .
GUSN: 102893
Accession Number: 2006.44.360
Hatpin with a carved piece ivory ball.
GUSN: 102894
Accession Number: 2006.44.361
Hatpin set with a yellow glass teardrop head.
GUSN: 102895
Accession Number: 2006.44.362
Hatpin set with a gold colored metal elongated teardrop head with a swirl design.
GUSN: 102896
Accession Number: 2006.44.363
Round silver shoe buckle with raised faceted beaded decoration and cloth backing.
Date: 1775-1800
Material: silver (metal)
GUSN: 102897
Accession Number: 2006.44.364
Silver belt buckle engraved with "MG" and attached to a black silk ribbon.
Date: 1790-1820
GUSN: 102898
Accession Number: 2006.44.365
Tortoiseshell hair comb with pierced carved foliate decoration.
Date: 1820-1840
GUSN: 102949
Accession Number: 2006.44.416
Gold plated watch key set with a faceted colorless stone.
GUSN: 102950
Accession Number: 2006.44.417
Two-pronged tortoiseshell hair comb with pierced gold colored scroll work head.
Date: 1870-1900
GUSN: 102951
Accession Number: 2006.44.418
Large (about 9''x9'') tortoiseshell hair comb with carved and pierced foliate head.
GUSN: 102952
Accession Number: 2006.44.419
Hawaiian "lei niho palaoa" neck ornament with a large, carved ivory pendant attached to many strands made from tightly braided human hair. Worn only by men and women of the elite class - ali'i - lei niho palaoa were potent symbols of status and sacred power.
Date: ca. 1830
Material: human hair, ivory (tooth component), tusk
GUSN: 102953
Accession Number: 2006.44.420
Long necklace of elongated bone beads each separated by a round colored glass and metal beads with white claw or tooth as central pendant.
Date: 1866-1925
GUSN: 102954
Accession Number: 2006.44.421
Hawaiian dog-tooth leg ornament, or kupe'e niho 'ilio. Wide anklet of layered dog teeth strung with two-ply twine attached to thicker looped plant fiber. Worn by men during dance ceremonies.
Material: tooth, twine
GUSN: 102955
Accession Number: 2006.44.422
Ojibway beaded green, orange, yellow, purple, blue, white, red, pink belt sash with floral design.
Date: 1870-1925
GUSN: 102956
Accession Number: 2006.44.423
Silver posy holder with floral chased and repousse decoration. Tulip-shaped cup constructed of six leaf-shaped petals attached to a hollow silver stem. A silver chain and pin are attached at the base of the cup. The pin would pierce the flower stems inserted into the cup to keep them stationary. The...
Date: ca. 1840
GUSN: 102957
Accession Number: 2002.29.15
Gold wedding band with thin parallel lines engraved near each exterior rim. The interior bears an inscription of the couple's initials and their wedding date (see Inscriptions).
Date: 1844
Material: gold alloy
GUSN: 102958
Accession Number: 2002.29.13
This headdress is composed of a single strand of silk leaves, white silk flowers, and wax-coated silk orange blossoms. It has a pair of matching drop orange blossom earrings with french wires (.2ab) and a corsage of orange blossoms and leaves set against a tulle net pouf (.3). The entire group was o...
Date: ca. 1870
Material: silk (fiber), wax
GUSN: 102959
Accession Number: 1925.232.1
Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-six teeth.
Date: 1820-1860
GUSN: 102960
Accession Number: 1917.121
Mottled brown tortoiseshell back comb with plain rounded top and twenty three carved teeth (one missing).
Date: 1820-1850
GUSN: 102961
Accession Number: 1920.395
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
GUSN: 102962
Accession Number: 1920.525
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).
GUSN: 102963
Accession Number: 1920.526
Horn back comb with plain square top and rounded corners and twenty-three teeth
GUSN: 102964
Accession Number: 1920.527
Dyed horn hair comb with thin square top and twenty-four teeth.
Date: 1800-1850
GUSN: 102965
Accession Number: 1920.534
Horn comb with a thin square top and eighteen teeth.
GUSN: 102966
Accession Number: 1922.309
Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and scrolling foliage, sixteen teeth (one broken)
Date: 1810-1840
GUSN: 102967
Accession Number: 1923.208
Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-five teeth (one is missing).
GUSN: 102968
Accession Number: 1924.94
Tortoiseshell comb with a plain square top and thirteen teeth.
Date: 1800-1860
GUSN: 102969
Accession Number: 1924.95
Tortoiseshell back comb with a pierced and carved top featuring scrolling design of multiple flowers, twelve teeth.
Material: tortoise shell
GUSN: 102970
Accession Number: 1927.1082
Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and flower at the center and scrolled foliage, ten teeth.
Material: horn (animal material)
GUSN: 102971
Accession Number: 1927.1083
Tortoiseshell back comb with a large flared carved and pierced top featuring an abstract floral and foliage design, sixteen teeth.
GUSN: 102972
Accession Number: 1928.935
Carved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top with rounded corners and eighteen teeth.
GUSN: 102973
Accession Number: 1936.473
Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-three teeth (two missing).
GUSN: 102974
Accession Number: 1937.1143
Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and seventeen teeth.
GUSN: 102975
Accession Number: 1940.242