Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Luce Center
Hair comb
Object Number:
1950.281
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 11.7 x 12.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Cast silver hair comb with nine teeth applied to the scalloped triangular decorative panel; panel engraved with a garland and two flowers; no maker's marks.
Gallery Label:
This comb belonged to the donor's great-grandmother, Gertrude Herkiemer Eacker, daughter of Captain George Herkimer and Alida Schuyler Herkimer and cousin of General Philip Schuyler.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George Edmund MacIlwain
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
