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Ornament, Hair
Object/Artifact
Hair ornament made of horn (”blonde tortoiseshell”?) in the form of an arrow 6 3/4” long, with a globe at the head, to which is attached an eyelet for a loose ring that perfectly encircles the globe. The globe has a small silver 6-pointed star with seed pearls in the center and each point; the ring is mostly covered with a slim silver crescent with seed pearls. The side of the crescent has impressed marks;one is hard to discern but looks like a profile of a person seated on the floor, clasping his legs, a parrot on a branch, or a leaf draped over a twig. The next is clearly marked MR; the third is unintelligible, a small square with perhaps “N” in it. Near the point, the word “PATENT” is impressed.
G2005.169
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1860 - 1880
hair
ornament
horn
arrow shape
seed pearls