Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hair comb-crown design
Object Number:
1956.30c
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Jet, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 5 x 5/8 in. ( 11.7 x 12.7 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Black jet hair comb with seventeen teeth, the top is applied to the comb with metal screws from the back side, the top is slightly arched with a row of pointed lozenges across, set above three rows of an alternating circle-square patterns.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Forsyth Wickes
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
