Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Comb
Object Number:
1938.197b
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Tortoise shell
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 4 x 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 10.2 x 1 cm )
Description:
Handmade tortoise shell mane comb with thick teeth widely spaced, there is a hole in the top center, which is plain and slightly arched.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
