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Brooch constructed of four tubes of woven human hair, grouped in two sets of two. Each tube is curved into a soft bend and held at the center with a rectangular gold cap. The overall effect is of a looped bow. A small fluted gold bell hangs from the rectangle. Closure on the back with a hinged pin and C clasp.
brooches
pins (jewelry)
gold (metal)
hair
weaving
Pin, Clothing
Brooch
Gold Plate
Hair
Woven
Stamped
Soldered
Victorian
Love
Mourning
Brooch
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1.25 x 2.375 x 0.125 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5150
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