On View
Not on viewHairwork Brooch
Artist
John Wanamaker
DateMid 1800s
Terms
- Brooches
- Glass
- Gold
- Silk Fiber
- Hair
- Pasteboard
- New York
Dimensions3.81 × 15.86 × 15.86 cm (1 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.)
MarkingsBox marked "John Wanamaker/ New York/ Jewelers & Silversmiths/ Philadelphia/ Paris/ London."
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Wheeler (1925)
Object numberPER1149a
Description
The brooch is oval, with a double sided glass case mounted in a double twisted gold frame. The brooch has two sets of pins and two kinds of hair (medium brown and dark hair).
The brooch is oval, with a double sided glass case mounted in a double twisted gold frame. The brooch has two sets of pins and two kinds of hair (medium brown and dark hair).
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: COS85.63.2