Object Details
- Description
- Double-sided comb made of ivory, suitable for use on an infant or for removing lice nits. Pratt, Read & Company, the donor, was established in Ivoryton, Ct., in 1798, and produced beads, buttons, and billiard balls from elephant tusks imported from Africa.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Pratt-Read Corporation
- associated dates
- 1989-01-24
- ID Number
- 1989.0124.02
- catalog number
- 1989.0124.02
- accession number
- 1989.0124
- Object Name
- hair care product
- lice comb
- personal hygiene product
- lice comb or infant comb
- Physical Description
- ivory (overall material)
- brass (overall material)
- carved (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 1/8 in x 3/4 in x 3 1/8 in; .3175 cm x 1.905 cm x 7.9375 cm
- associated place
- United States: Connecticut, Ivoryton
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Health
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Babies
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1050737
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-e735-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
