Hair Wreath

Hair Wreath

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Currently not on view
Object Name
Three-Dimensional Picture
hairwork
Other Terms
Three-Dimensional Picture; Pictures; Hair Work; Wreath
date made
ca 1873
place made
United States: New York, Treadwell
Physical Description
hair, human (wreath material)
wire, iron (wreath material)
thread (wreath material)
beads, glass (lining material)
silk (lining material)
mahogany (frame material)
gilt (frame liner material)
pine, white (shadow box material)
glass (glazing material)
Measurements
overall: 20 in x 19 in x 4 1/2 in; 50.8 cm x 48.26 cm x 11.43 cm
ID Number
DL.393781
catalog number
393781
accession number
211309
Credit Line
Gift of Harriet Cobey
subject
Flowers
Hair
New York
Women
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Art
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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