Museum object · Jewelry and Adornment
Plastic comb with pearl accents from Mae's Millinery Shop
1941-1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Clear plastic comb decorated with large and small faux pearls from Mae's Millinery Shop. The comb has seven (7) teeth extending from a rounded bar that is thicker in the middle. The bar is covered on the facing side with a cluster of faux pearl beads in varying sizes attached with monofilament.
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Catalog reference: 2016.48.51.11
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