Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hair comb: shell shaped w/ rhinestones
Object Number:
INV.11706
Date:
1860-1910
Medium:
Bakelite, rhinestone
Dimensions:
overall (broken): 5 3/4 x 3 x 5/8 in. ( 14.6 x 7.6 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Bakelite hair comb resembling tortoise shell, with four prongs (all broken), the deep top with a series of arched rows of bakelite with openwork between, every other row is studded with rhinestones.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
