On View
Not on viewHairwork Earrings
Artist
John Wanamaker
DateMid 1800s
Terms
- Earrings
- 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 numberPER1149b
Description
The earrings are woven hair, mounted with gold fixtures. The "drops" are formed by two separate tubes of hair, curled around each other.
The earrings are woven hair, mounted with gold fixtures. The "drops" are formed by two separate tubes of hair, curled around each other.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: PER1406D
Object number: PER1406E
Object number: PER119B