Peineta
MediumPlastic
DimensionsComponent (Peineta): 11 1/2 × 7 1/2in. (29.2 × 19.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Lydia Mele
Object number2017.105.1
DescriptionA peineta, a type of ornamental hair comb, worn by Lydia Mele in the Puerto Rican parade. The pieneta is ivory-colored and constructed of cellulose nitrate plastic to imitate tortoise shell. The comb portion has six prongs. The ornamental portion is decorated in a floral filigree design. There is discoloration on the reverse of the left side.
Label TextPeineta
late 1960s
Hartford, CT
CHS collection, Gift of Lydia Mele, 2017.105.1
Lydia Mele (b. 1945) wore this peineta, or “hair comb”, with a traditional Spanish-lace mantilla at the Puerto Rican Parade in Hartford in the late 1960s.
The first parade was organized in 1964 to promote registration and voting, and according to the Hartford Courant, it was the first event of its kind organized by the Puerto Rican community for the state’s Spanish-speaking population.
Originally the parades were held in different cities around the state, but today The Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Parade and Festival is held in Bushnell Park and is one of Hartford’s larger cultural events with more than 3,000 marching participants.
late 1960s
Hartford, CT
CHS collection, Gift of Lydia Mele, 2017.105.1
Lydia Mele (b. 1945) wore this peineta, or “hair comb”, with a traditional Spanish-lace mantilla at the Puerto Rican Parade in Hartford in the late 1960s.
The first parade was organized in 1964 to promote registration and voting, and according to the Hartford Courant, it was the first event of its kind organized by the Puerto Rican community for the state’s Spanish-speaking population.
Originally the parades were held in different cities around the state, but today The Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Parade and Festival is held in Bushnell Park and is one of Hartford’s larger cultural events with more than 3,000 marching participants.
Status
Not on view
Bridgeport Gun Implement Co.
