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Brown table-worked hair bracelet, gold plated clasp with scalloped edge and foliate engraving, center set with a tin type portrait of an unidentified man, safety chain attached to clasp.
bracelets (jewelry)
tin (metal)
BRACELET
724
Unknown
1 3/16 in x 3/16 in (WxD), 2 7/8 in (closed) (diameter) (inches)
1941.1427
For more information on hair jewelry see Bell, C. Jeanenne, "Collector's Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewelry," (1998); Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," v. 2 (1991): 680-698; Campbell, Mark, "The Art of Hair Work: Hair Braiding and Jewelry of Sentiment with Catalog of Hair Jewelry," Eds. Jules & Kaethe Kliot (facsimile of 1875 printing, 1996); Dawes, Ginny Reddington & Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 139-143; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 98-107, 214-219.
Title Tortoiseshell lorgnette Accession Number 1941.1422
Title Tortoiseshell locket and chain Accession Number 1941.1426
Title Hair bracelet Accession Number 1941.1427
Title Gold fob Accession Number 1941.1428
Title Paste brooch Accession Number 1941.1433
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