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Hair comb
Czech Republic
1890s
Medium/Technique
Gilt metal, garnet, plastic (tortoise shell?) for comb
Dimensions
Length x width: 7 x 9.5 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Sprowl in memory of Margo Jeffries Sprowl
Accession Number2012.199
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionHair comb with 4 tortoise shell tines set onto a hinge. Front of comb has 4 garnet circles. 2 inner circles are larger and 2 outer circles are smaller. Each circle is made up of 5 concentric circles (each riveted). Each of the 5 concentric circle is made up of bands of small round garnets. Bar attaching circles to the comb has a floral pattern etched onto surface.
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ProvenanceAnna Fitzgerald; by descent to Breshnaham; by descent to Jeffries; 2011, Robert Sprowl by inheritence from his mother Margo Jeffries Sprowl; 2012, gift of Sprowl to the MFA. (Accession date: March 28, 2012)