Historic New England

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with a carved pierced top featuring a floral frieze in the center, crosshatching at the bottom, and roundels along the top, nineteen teeth (one broken).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102963

Accession Number: 1920.526

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with plain square top and rounded corners and twenty-three teeth

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102964

Accession Number: 1920.527

Hair Comb

Dyed horn hair comb with thin square top and twenty-four teeth.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102965

Accession Number: 1920.534

Hair Comb

Horn comb with a thin square top and eighteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102966

Accession Number: 1922.309

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and scrolling foliage, sixteen teeth (one broken)

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102967

Accession Number: 1923.208

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-five teeth (one is missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102968

Accession Number: 1924.94

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell comb with a plain square top and thirteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102969

Accession Number: 1924.95

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a pierced and carved top featuring scrolling design of multiple flowers, twelve teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102970

Accession Number: 1927.1082

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and flower at the center and scrolled foliage, ten teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 102971

Accession Number: 1927.1083

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a large flared carved and pierced top featuring an abstract floral and foliage design, sixteen teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102972

Accession Number: 1928.935

Hair Comb

Carved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top with rounded corners and eighteen teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102973

Accession Number: 1936.473

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-three teeth (two missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102974

Accession Number: 1937.1143

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and seventeen teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102975

Accession Number: 1940.242

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-seven teeth (three missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102976

Accession Number: 1934.876

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square head and thirty-six teeth (two missing)

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102977

Accession Number: 1934.1276

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-one teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102978

Accession Number: 1937.1245

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-three teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102979

Accession Number: 1937.1246

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-eight teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102980

Accession Number: 1929.558

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain square head and canted corners and nineteenth teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102981

Accession Number: 1941.803

Stickpin

Stickpin with a small round brass head.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102582

Accession Number: 1969.6063

Stickpin

Stickpin with a round silver head.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102583

Accession Number: 1969.6064

Stickpin

Stickpin with a faceted gilt metal ball head

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102584

Accession Number: 1969.6065

Beaded Shawl

Shawl of strings of glass beads woven into a fishnet pattern with central diamond in white beads with a spray of red and pink flowers.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102585

Accession Number: 1921.168

Stickpin

Stickpin with gold head engraved with a zigzag and foliate design, chain attached with a bar brooch with a black enameled bird and flower design.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102586

Accession Number: 2007.15.176

Hatpin

Sterling silver hatpin with a knot head.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102587

Accession Number: 2007.15.113

Stickpin

Gold plated stickpin with a knot head.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102588

Accession Number: 1969.3044

Stickpin

Stickpin set with a silver elephant on top of a ball.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102589

Accession Number: 1933.1145

Ornament

Gilt ball with spring loop at top and salmon colored chenille tassels

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102590

Accession Number: 1929.1515

Hatpin

Gilt metal hatpin in the shape of a dagger with a silver hilt in the shape of a dragon with green glass eyes and a pearl set on the top of the handle.

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102591

Accession Number: 2007.15.110

Hatpin

Gold hatpin with a ball head with pierced scrollwork.

Date: ca. 1896

Maker: Possibly Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

GUSN: 102592

Accession Number: 1932.867

Hatpin

Silver hatpin with a round head with chased and repoussed scrollwork.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102593

Accession Number: 1951.118

Hatpin

Hatpin with a round gold head with an impressed mottled design.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102594

Accession Number: 1951.117

Hatpin

Hatpin with a round gilt metal head of open scrollwork.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102595

Accession Number: 1951.116

Hatpin

Stick with a round gold ball head.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Enos Richardson & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 102596

Accession Number: 1951.111

Hatpin

Stick with a round gold ball head.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Enos Richardson & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 102597

Accession Number: 1951.112

Hatpins

Pair of gilt metal hatpins with balls of ribbed metal ribbons, each has smaller ball suspended from a chain.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102598

Accession Number: 1937.1196ab

Hatpins

Pair of gilt brass hatpins with round heads consisting of woven strips of twisted rope, each has a smaller ball suspended from a chain.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102599

Accession Number: 2007.15.109ab

Hatpins

Gilt brass hatpins with heads of ridged ribbons woven into a ball, each has a smaller ball suspended by a chain.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102600

Accession Number: 1932.90ab

Gilt brass hatpin with three metal rings looped together, one is plain, one has rows twisted wire, and the last is set with a row of pastes with a twisted wire border, smaller ball set with pastes is suspended from shaft by a chain.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102601

Accession Number: 1929.1512

Hatpins

Pair of gilt brass hatpins with round heads of abstract foliate openwork.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102602

Accession Number: 1929.1511ab

Hatpins

Pair of hatpins with painted gold ball heads.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102603

Accession Number: 1969.2401.1-2

Hatpin

Hatpin with a gilt metal flower head set with pink glass and faux pearl beads.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102604

Accession Number: 1928.237

Hatpins

Pair of hatpins set with bunches of faux pearls set in gilt brass scroll openwork mounts, each features a chain of pearls attached at the top of the head and at the shaft.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102605

Accession Number: 1940.591ab