One rusted iron curry comb in multiple fragmented pieces. The comb has two serrated edges with multiple teeth. The handle portion is a trowel-type handle with a copper alloy band around one end.
S-049: 129
Early-to-mid 19th century
Length 12 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Comb, Curry
Metal
June 2011 - July 2011
The Seneca Village Project, directed by Cynthia Copeland, Nan Rothschild, and Diana Wall was formed in 1998. They and Associate Directors Meredith Linn and Herbert Seignoret have been working with an Advisory Committee of scholars and community members to assess ...
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Late 1850s
SC 6C is interpreted as Wilson-family-related domestic material found below the metal sheeting; these objects were presumably left behind by the Wilsons inside their house.
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7 Objects
In mid-19th-century New York, Seneca Village was the largest community of free Black property owners. It was first settled in the 1820s in what was then a rural area north of the city’s center located today ...
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(Early-to-mid 19th century)
