Object Number 1961.0324 B

Object Name

Comb case (Wig comb)

Category

Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Port Royal, Caribbean (West Indies), Jamaica, North America

Date

1683

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Side, exterior; "IAMAICA 1683" engraved

Materials

Tortoise shell (marine turtle); Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.93 (L) , 4.43 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.62 (L) , 11.27 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Johnson, Donald F. 2009 Combing the Roots of Colonialism: Jamaican Tortoiseshell Combs and Social Status, 1855-1692. Winterthur Portfolio. 43 (4)
• Published: p. 315, fig. 2
[Book] Fairbanks, Jonathan L. & Trent, Robert F. 1982 New England Begins: The Seventeenth Century. III. 366-575.
• Published: pp. 387-388, no. 391
[Article] Hart, Phillip. 1983 Tortoiseshell Comb Cases A 17th Century Jamaican Craft. Jamaica Journal. 16 (3 (August)): 13-20.
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