Ornamental Comb

Name/Title

Ornamental Comb

Entry/Object ID

1953.31.4

Description

Decorative hair comb with a linked chain design. Five of the links are carved as one with the rest of the comb; four of the links are loose, inserted through the stationery links. There are seven slightly curved tines.

Context

Owned by Margaret May Kellogg of Westminster, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1953.31

Source or Donor

Wright, Susan Kellogg (1871-1962)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Comb, Ornamental

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ornament, Hair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hair Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Tortoiseshell

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kellogg, Margaret White May (1833-1892)

Related Places

Place

Town

Westminster

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America