1880s hair comb featuring a lace pattern rendered in jet. Deaccessioned from the collection of the Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia. The fan-shaped crown is an open lacework construction of black French Jet glass with faceted round cabochons, marquise cuts, rose-cut teardrops, and tiny beaded strands that trace scrolling arabesques, floral sprays, and symmetrical foliate motifs across the full width of the piece. Construction: Open lacework with faceted cabochons, marquise, teardrop, and round-cut jet glass throughout Stamp: "1.R.C.02" — consistent with Valentine Museum catalog notation Dimensions: 4" wide x 3½" tall Condition Notes Moderate tarnish to hardware A few tiny residue spots to comb Lacework crown structurally intact — no missing stones observed, remarkable for its age
