Hair Wreath

Hair Wreath

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Currently not on view
Object Name
hairwork
Other Terms
Pictures; Hair Work
date made
ca 1890
place made
United States
Physical Description
hair, human (wreath material)
shell, sea snail (wreath material)
beads, glass (wreath material)
wire (wreath material)
thread (wreath material)
card (interior backing material)
paper (worm; interior sides material)
pine, white (frame; box material)
gilt (frame material)
plaster (interior sides material)
glass (glazing material)
Measurements
overall: 21 3/4 in x 23 in x 3 3/4 in; 55.245 cm x 58.42 cm x 9.525 cm
ID Number
1983.0080.1
accession number
1983.0080
catalog number
1983.0080.1
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth M. Gordon
subject
Birds
Flowers
Hair
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Art
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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