Historic New England

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a oval top and ten teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102997

Accession Number: 1930.1686

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a plain curved top with rounded corners and sixteen teeth (missing two).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102998

Accession Number: 1933.398

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a square top and dyed abstract flower and sun design, twenty-six teeth (two missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102999

Accession Number: 1936.472

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a square top and dyed abstract floral design, twenty-four teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103000

Accession Number: 1936.565

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with carved pierced decoration featuring an urn at the center and surrounded by scrolling leaves, twenty teeth (one missing).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103001

Accession Number: 1955.22

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with carved and pierced top featuring floral and foliate decoration, twenty teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103002

Accession Number: 1946.19

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring roundels and flowers at top, palms at the center and a chain of leaves and flowers at the bottom, twenty-four teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103003

Accession Number: 1946.20

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a scrolling foliate design, sixteen teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103004

Accession Number: 1936.564

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a large flared top featuring molded arched rays and fourteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103005

Accession Number: 1912.79

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn at center and scrolled abstract foliage, seventeen teeth.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103006

Accession Number: 1968.136

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring scrolling foliage, twelve teeth (three missing).

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103007

Accession Number: 1944.843

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a pierced and carved top featuring an urn at the center and scrolling foliage and abstract flowers, thirteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 103008

Accession Number: 1936.882

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a top in three sections each featuring a carved and pierced floral design, ten teeth.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103009

Accession Number: 1934.202

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and flower at center and radiating abstract foliage, ten teeth (center eight are a replacement).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103010

Accession Number: 1955.115

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a rectangular curved top featuring a bright cut and incised line border, ten teeth.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103011

Accession Number: 1935.1528

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a large flared square top, seven teeth remain.

Date: 1825-1836

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103012

Accession Number: 1951.140

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a large carved and pierced top featuring abstract floral and foliate designs, twelve teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103013

Accession Number: 1935.1529

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with a pierced and carved top featuring an abstract floral design, twenty teeth (two missing).

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103014

Accession Number: 1935.1530

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a repeating lyre design over a frieze of fruit, twenty-six teeth (one missing).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103015

Accession Number: 2008.4.5

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with carved and pierced top featuring a center flower with radiating abstract foliate scrolls, fourteen teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103016

Accession Number: 1934.1277

Hair comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a pierced and carved top featuring a zigzag border with flames and a frieze of scrolling flowers, twenty-four teeth (five missing)

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103017

Accession Number: 1934.1278

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with carved and pierced floral top and fifteen teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103018

Accession Number: 1933.399

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with carved and pierced floral and trellis design top and fourteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103019

Accession Number: 1936.817

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved top featuring a zigzag and bead border and a frieze with a foliate swag, seventeen teeth (two missing).

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103020

Accession Number: 1933.1038

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a floral and roundel design, twenty-four teeth (one missing)

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103021

Accession Number: 1932.112

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a flared carved and pierced top featuring a floral and scrolled foliage design, seventeen teeth (four missing).

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103022

Accession Number: 1933.690

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved top featuring a central urn with scrolling flowers and foliage, seventeen teeth.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103023

Accession Number: 1951.70

Hair Comb

Yellow celluloid back comb with a pierced brass mounting and three faceted round purple glass stones, twenty-four teeth (three missing).

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103125

Accession Number: 1942.1138

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain molded folded over top, seven teeth.

Date: 1825-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103126

Accession Number: 1943.373

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with molded folded over top, half circles carved along inside edge, six teeth.

Date: 1825-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103127

Accession Number: 1943.374

Hairpin

Dyed horn hairpin with a pierced and carved round top featuring a single acorn, two teeth.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103128

Accession Number: 1943.375

Hairpin

Tortoiseshell hairpin with a carved and pierced endless knot top with a beaded edge, two teeth.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103129

Accession Number: 1944.174

Hair Comb

Double sided wood hair comb.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103130

Accession Number: 1944.798

Pair of Side Combs

Pair of plain wood side combs that interlock together.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103131

Accession Number: 1944.799ab

Hair Comb in Original Box

Tortoiseshell back comb with a pierced and carved top featuring grape bunches and leaves, ten teeth (one missing). In green shaped paper box.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103132

Accession Number: 1945.162ab

Hairpin

Tortoiseshell hairpin with round open top, two teeth.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103133

Accession Number: 2008.4.7

Hair Comb Box

Shaped red paper hair comb box with gold border.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: Wm. E. Abbott & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 103134

Accession Number: 1955.108ab

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb set with nine graduated ivory balls, eight teeth.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: Wm. E. Abbott & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 103135

Accession Number: 1955.109

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with folded over top with alternating points and pierced roundels, eight teeth.

Date: 1825-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103136

Accession Number: 1964.189

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with silver filigree hinged top featuring seven graduated filigree balls, seven teeth.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 103137

Accession Number: 1969.506

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell two sided hair comb with multiple small teeth.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103138

Accession Number: 1969.507

Hairpins

Three tortoiseshell hairpins, two plain, one with endless knot top, all have two teeth.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103139

Accession Number: 1969.508.1-.3

Pair of Side Combs

Pair of tortoiseshell side combs in the form of twisted serpents, each have six teeth, one is slightly smaller than the other.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103140

Accession Number: 1969.509.1-.2

Hair Comb

Ivory double sided hair comb with multiple fine teeth.

Date: 1820-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103141

Accession Number: 1940.1008

Hair Comb

Celluloid back comb in advanced stage of deterioration. Evidence of pierced trellis top.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103142

Accession Number: 1943.653

Hairpin

Celluloid hairpin with dark ball top, two teeth.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103143

Accession Number: 2008.4.1

Hairpin

Tortoiseshell hairpin in the shape of an ivy leaf with ball center, one twisted tooth.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103144

Accession Number: 2008.4.2

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with anvil shaped top and seven teeth.

Date: 1840-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103145

Accession Number: 2008.4.3

Hairpin

Tortoiseshell hairpin with flat square top, two wide teeth.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103146

Accession Number: 2008.4.4

Tiara

Green translucent celluloid tiara set with four horizontal rows of faceted round colorless glass stones.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103147

Accession Number: 2008.4.8

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