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Learn MoreMartha Washington's Hair Comb
- This hair comb was owned and worn by First Lady Martha Washington
- To find such a personal object of Mrs. Washington's is quite extraordinary
- The comb is the same type that would have been part of an elaborate headdress
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Circa, 18th century
7 1/2" wide x 5" high
Provenance:
Excelsior Gallery Auction Scottsdale AZ, March 6, 1998
Claude Harkins
This comb has been displayed at the following museums:
Museum of Stonybrook, Stonybrook, New York. Traveling Exhibition "George Washington: American Symbol", 2/6/99- 5/31/99
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 6/11/99 -1/27/00
Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, Massachusetts, October '99 - February '00
James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. "Picturing Washington Icons and Images of America's Founding Father", 9/25/99 -1/2/00
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum, West Branch, Iowa. "Revolutionary America! 1763-1789", 4/20/02 - 10/3/02
St. Bonaventure University, Olean, New York. "Glorious Lessons: The Idea of America", 9/24/04- 3/20/05
The Mahwah Museum, Mahwah, New Jersey. "March to Victory: In the American Revolution", 9/9/06 - 12/16/06
Herbert A. Hoover Presidential Library, West Branch, Iowa. "American Mysteries, Riddles and Controversies ", 4/21/07 - 10/28/07
Midwest Genealogy Library, Independence, Missouri. "Roots of a Nation"- "The Harkins Collection", Summer '11

Period: | 18th Century |
Origin: | America |
Type: | Americana |
Depth: | 2.13 Inches |
Width: | 7.5 Inches |
Height: | 5.0 Inches |
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