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Hairwork Bracelet

DateMid 1800s
Terms
  • Bracelets
  • 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 numberPER1149c
DescriptionInventory Description: hair jewelry mounted in gold. In the original purple pasteboard box (cream silk lining). Set consists of: a brooch, a necklace, a bracelet, and a pair of earrings.

The bracelet is a wide woven band of hair, with gold clasps. The main clasp has a glass case with braided hair.
Collections
  • Historic Clothing
Object number: PER1149b
John Wanamaker
Mid 1800s
Object number: PER1149a
John Wanamaker
Mid 1800s
Object number: PER1149d
John Wanamaker
Mid 1800s
Object number: COS85.123
Goldsmith and Jeweler G. Packer
1890-1900
Object number: COS84.70
Late 1800s
Bracelet
Object number: 2006.33A
ca. 1800