Historic New England

Hair Comb

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

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102974

Accession Number: 1937.1143

Hair Comb

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

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

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

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

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

GUSN: 102983

Accession Number: 1941.805

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain shaped square top and six teeth.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102984

Accession Number: 1935.1533

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain shaped square top and six teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102985

Accession Number: 1935.1534

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with trapezoid-shaped top and five teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102986

Accession Number: 1942.786

Hair Comb

Dyed horn comb with a plain square top and twenty teeth (two missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102987

Accession Number: 1930.1684

Hair Comb

Light colored horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty-six teeth

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102988

Accession Number: 1934.2843

Hair Comb

Horn hair comb with a plain square top and nineteenth teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102989

Accession Number: 1929.557

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a tapered square top, beveled edge and incised line along the rounded top, eight teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102990

Accession Number: 1943.372

Hair Comb

Horn hair comb with a plain square top with rounded corners and seventeenth teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102991

Accession Number: 1935.1035

Hair Comb

Light colored horn hair comb with a plain square top and nineteenth teeth.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102992

Accession Number: 1935.1036

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 102993

Accession Number: 1936.881

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a plain square top and sixteen teeth

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102994

Accession Number: 1920.529

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a high plain square top and twenty-three teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102995

Accession Number: 1934.505

Hair Comb

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

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102996

Accession Number: 1930.1685

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

Tortoiseshell side comb with a carved and pierced featuring a design of five abstract foliate bunches, multiple small teeth (many missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103050

Accession Number: 1936.474

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with round carved and pierced top featuring a scrolling vine with grape bunches and flowers, eight teeth.

Date: 1825-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103051

Accession Number: 1936.475

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb carved in a continuous loop design.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103052

Accession Number: 1936.476

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a round carved and pierced top featuring a floral and leaf design, six teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 103053

Accession Number: 1936.880

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a curved carved and pierced top featuring an abstract three dimensional scroll design, ten teeth.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103054

Accession Number: 1938.941

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top with a three dimensional twisted scroll design, nine teeth.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103055

Accession Number: 1938.942

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with carved flutes and a scalloped edged top, seven teeth.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103056

Accession Number: 1940.585

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with seven ovals at top each inlaid in center with a silver sprig of grape leaves and a bunch of gold grapes and surrounded by a gold piqué posé wave border, eight teeth.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 103057

Accession Number: 1941.1113

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a double row of scrolling foliage, thirteen teeth.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103058

Accession Number: 1943.652

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring five abstract leaves, seven teeth.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103059

Accession Number: 1943.654

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a curved continuous chain, eight teeth.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103060

Accession Number: 1944.175

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a three dimensional coil design, eleven teeth.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103061

Accession Number: 1945.29

Hair Comb

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

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

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

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 and foliage, forty-two teeth.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

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