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Haircomb Haircomb
This is a Haircomb. It is dated mid-19th century and we acquired it in 1946. Its medium is tortoiseshell, metal, coral. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
R. Keith Kane.
It is credited Gift of the estate and in memory of Robert B. Noyes.
- Earrings (Italy), ca. 1850
- coral, gold.
- Gift of the estate and in memory of Robert B. Noyes.
- 1946-50-22-a,b
- Necklace
- coral.
- Gift of Mrs. Morris Ernst.
- 1950-18-5
- Brooch (USA), early 1940s
- plastic, coral, thread, metal.
- Bequest of Marion Weeber Welsh.
- 2006-2-8
Our curators have highlighted 15 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Combs (Italy), mid-19th century
- tortoiseshell, coral, gold.
- Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
- 1931-6-187-a,b
- Drawing, Design for Jeweled Hair C
- graphite, red watercolor, pen and black ink, gold paint support: cream paper.
- Museum purchase in memory of Mary Hearn Greims.
- 1940-86-432
- TetraPOT 2.0 – The Evolution of Greener Sea Defense
- scale prototypes, rendering.
- Courtesy of Sheng-Hung Lee.
- NATURE.012
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 9.4 x 12.5 x 2.2 cm (3 11/16 x 4 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Haircomb Haircomb; Italy; tortoiseshell, metal, coral; H x W x D: 9.4 x 12.5 x 2.2 cm (3 11/16 x 4 15/16 x 7/8 in.); Gift of the estate and in memory of Robert B. Noyes; 1946-50-70
