Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection

Title

Comb

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Description

Hair comb with dark tortoise shell prongs. 7 prongs in total. 2 rows of clear rhinestones line the top of comb. The rhinestones are held in by 4 gold colored metal prongs. On each row are 8 rhinestones. The two rows are adhesioned with glue. Personal Artifacts; Adornment

Date of Publication

1960

Materials and Techniques Display

Celluloid

Condition and Examination History

Fair; Gold prongs holding rhinestones have corrosion and become rusty. Prongs are distored.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

306 C-0013

Current Location

Drawer Unit; 5

Repository

Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, Fashion Design and Merchandising, School of Human Sciences, College of Forest Resources, Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

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