Two Victorian-period hair ornaments

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Two Victorian-period hair ornaments

Entry/Object ID

1541

Description

Two Victorian-period hair ornaments made on a spring device that held it to the head. One is made of pink pipe-cleaner like material pieced together around the spring with pink beads added throughout and pink silk material on one side with rows of beads strung on the bottom. The other is dark brown and green material with black beads and a gathering of soft strung material with black beads on the ends. Belonged to Mary Ellen Cameron Humphreys.

Acquisition

Accession

48

Source or Donor

Jefferson County Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1858