Historic New England

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

Tiara

Imitation tortoiseshell celluloid tiara with a row of four open points.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103148

Accession Number: 2008.4.9

Tiara for hair comb

Gilt brass tiara attachment for a large back comb with two rows of small faux seed pearls below a scroll trellis and a row of larger faux pearls.

Date: ca. 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103149

Accession Number: 1931.88.2

Tiara

Gilt metal tiara with a row faceted cut steel beads of leaves and berries coming to a point at front, center set with a flower.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103150

Accession Number: 1925.593

Tiara

Gilt metal tiara of cast naturalistic leaves.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103151

Accession Number: 1990.571

Hair Comb

Gilt metal tiara comb with pierced top featuring foliage, scroll and run designs, thirty-two teeth, and three hinged bands.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103152

Accession Number: 1931.88.1

Hairpin

Jet bead hairpin of a flower with twisted tendrils, two metal teeth.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103153

Accession Number: 1935.248

Hair Comb

Celluloid back comb with applied silver abstract pierced floral decoration.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 103154

Accession Number: 1933.1663

Hair Crimper

Two grooved rectangular wooden blocks with brass hinge on one end.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103155

Accession Number: 1922.1022

Hairpiece

Lock of brown curly hair attached to a looped wire.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103156

Accession Number: 1942.1161

Hairpiece

Lock of brown curly hair attached to a looped wire.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103157

Accession Number: 1942.1160

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with pierced and carved round top featuring continuous chain and quatrefoil designs, ten teeth.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103158

Accession Number: 1993.342.1

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with pierced and carved top featuring five points and abstract flower design, seven teeth.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103159

Accession Number: 1993.342.2

Hairpin

Black vulcanite hairpin with a rectangular top set with faceted square French glass beads, two teeth.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103160

Accession Number: 1993.342.3

Brooch

Rectangular brooch set with square and round faceted French jet beads, hinged metal pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103161

Accession Number: 1993.342.4

Barrette

Celluloid barrette in a v-shape with pierced scroll decoration, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103162

Accession Number: 1993.342.5

Barrette

Tortoiseshell barrette in the shape of a convex rectangle, gilt metal fastener.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103163

Accession Number: 1993.342.7

Hairpin

Tortoiseshell hairpin with a twisted double-knot top, two teeth.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103164

Accession Number: 1993.342.8

Hairpin

Tortoiseshell hairpin with a round loop top, two teeth.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103165

Accession Number: 1993.342.9

Pair of Hairpins

Pair of tortoiseshell hairpins with circular loop tops, two teeth.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103166

Accession Number: 1993.342.10ab

Hairpin

Pair of celluloid hairpins in a horseshoe shape, two teeth.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103167

Accession Number: 1993.342.11AB

Hairpin

Pair of tortoiseshell loop hairpins.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103168

Accession Number: 1993.342.11CD

Pair of Hairpins

Pair of tortoiseshell hairpins with pinched center.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103169

Accession Number: 1993.342.12ab

Hairpin

Tortoiseshell hairpin with a curved top bent at a right angle, two teeth.

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103170

Accession Number: 1993.342.13

Hairpin

Small celluloid hairpin with curved sides.

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103171

Accession Number: 1993.342.14

Set of Hairpins

Four tortoiseshell hairpins with round tops and shaped teeth.

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103172

Accession Number: 1993.342.15a-d

Set of Hairpins

Three tortoiseshell double spiral shaped hairpins.

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103173

Accession Number: 1993.342.16a-c

Four Paper Mache Turkeys

Four paper mache turkeys on round paper pedestals with flower borders.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103437

Accession Number: 1987.575.1-4

Paper Mache Egg

Red paper mache box in the shape of an egg, each side has a picture of a young girl holding flowers and a letter, inside is lined with a paper doily, purple shredded paper and three fuzzy toy chicks.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103438

Accession Number: 1987.496AB

Window Mirror

Window mirror, two mirrors at a right angle encased in painted black and gold metal frame with a curved back.

Date: 1875

Maker: Kennedy, David Johnston

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103439

Accession Number: 1944.876

Gutter Fragment

Fragment of wood gutter, white paint on exterior side, large metal bent spike painted white stuck through on right side.

Date: ca. 1811

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103440

Accession Number: 2008.1.6

Mortar Sample of Chimney

Sample of mortar from the chimney at the Eleazar Arnold House.

Date: ca. 1693

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103441

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.1

Portico fragments

Eight wooden fragments from the Samuel McIntire portico at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, Mass. Some have remnants of white paint.

Date: 1793

Maker: McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Architect)

GUSN: 103442

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.2A-H

Capital Fragments from Porch

Two wooden fragments with white paint remnants from the capital of the front porch at Merrell Tavern in South Lee, Mass.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103443

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.3AB

Shutter Dog

Iron nail with s-shaped iron attachment.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103444

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.4

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