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Comb (Hair comb)
1683
Category
Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)
Place of Origin
Port Royal; Caribbean (West Indies); Jamaica; North America
Materials
- Tortoise shell (marine turtle)
Museum Object Number
1961.0324 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1961.0324 A
Object Name
Comb (Hair comb)
Category
Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)
Place of Origin
Port Royal; Caribbean (West Indies); Jamaica; North America
Date
1683
Materials
- Tortoise shell (marine turtle)
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
3.93 (W) x 6.3 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10 (W) x 16 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.94
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: fig. 2, p. 315.Book: Fairbanks, Jonathan L. & Trent, Robert F. 1982 New England Begins: The Seventeenth Century. III. 366-575.
• Published: no. 391, pp. 387-388.Article: Hart, Phillip. 1983 Tortoiseshell Comb Cases A 17th Century Jamaican Craft. Jamaica Journal. 16 (3 (August)): 13-20.