Object Details
- Description
- This tortoiseshell woman's hair comb dates from the 19th century. A precursor to plastics, tortoiseshell and horn were common materials used in combs since they could be made soft and moldable by heating. As they cooled, they would harden and keep their new shape.
- Description (Spanish)
- Peine de mujer hecho con caparazón de tortuga, procedente del siglo XIX. Los caparazones de tortuga y los cuernos eran materiales comúnmente utilizados para la fabricación de peines por ser susceptibles a ablandarse y modelarse mediante calor. Al enfriarse, se endurecían conservando la nueva forma.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- 19th century
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0305.001
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0305.001
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- Object Name
- comb, hair
- Physical Description
- tortoiseshell (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 cm x 10.3 cm x 2.7 cm; 5 1/8 in x 4 1/16 in x 1 1/16 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Clothing & Accessories
- Vidal
- Title
- Woman's Comb
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Daily Life
- Record ID
- nmah_601177
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4663-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
