Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
ca. 1802
1972.12ab
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Comb
Object name
Comb
Date
1785-1810
Medium
Tortoise shell
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 15.6 x 14.6 x 4.1 cm )
Description
Tortoise shell decorative hair comb with fourteen teeth and openwork design at the top, the design has an oval in the center with several small flowers encircled by floral garland, both sides have floral pattern, the edges are scalloped.
Credit Line
Bequest of Annie L. Gebhard
Object Number
1924.49
Gallery Label
This hair comb belonged to Elizabeth Wentworth, mother of Judge Daniel Meserve Durrell, a lawyer in New Orleans and a federal judge in Louisiana. His attorney son migrated to New York to pursue a literary career.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
