Decorative arts
Comb
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- Date
- ca. 1820-1830
- Accession number
- L2015.41.26
- Maker
- Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
- Dimensions
- 4 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (10.2 x 14 x 5.7 cm.)
- Medium
- possibly tortoise shell
- Description
- large semi-circular comb with many long teeth; possibly tortoiseshell; comb worn by Betsy Brownell Gilbert in her portrait painted by Ammi Phillips
- Credit
- Jonathan and Karin Fielding Collection
- Department
- American Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog
