Name/Title
Hair comb ornament of the Martin family, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
2021.128.11Description
Acc. No. 21.128.11
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1930s
Object: hair comb
Description: celluloid tortoise three-pronged hair comb with open-worked prongs, and art-deco design of five arches decorated with glued-on artificial pearls, silver pinpoints, and diamant-cut crystals or glass. Verso has a hallmark, with central 'EGF', and other words (more research needed).
Size: L 4" x 2 1/2"
History of Object: Hair ornament owned by a family member of the Martin family, found in a box decorated with lilies, labeled 'Martin Family Collection'.
Acquired from: Estate of Nancy Martin
Donation Date: 2016
Catalog Date: 11/28/2021
