Roach Spreader
Roach Spreader
Datemid to late 20th century
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 6 in. (9.5 × 7 × 15.2 cm)
Mediumsilver and hide
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number
2025.75
Not on View
DescriptionA silver roach spreader hair ornament with two cylindrical attachments
for holding feathers or other adornments. Inlaid red and white stones in
a geometric pattern across the top
mid 18th century
1940-1960
mid 18th century
early 18th century
18th Century
late 18th century
late 18th century
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