Wreath, Hairwork

Name/Title

Wreath, Hairwork

Entry/Object ID

Q56

Description

One wreath made of human hair and wire that is shaped into a flower motif. The hair is brown in colour and is woven into flower shapes and attached to a crescent shape wire. The flowers are finished in the centre with glass beadwork. The wreath is set in a wooden frame that is painted white inside and painted with gold-colored paint on the outside edges. The inside-edged of the frame is trimmed in dark blue velvet. The frame is backed with cardboard and attached to frame with nails and there is a wire attached across the back of the frame for hanging.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1890

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

ON BACK: "BATHURST SHIPPING CONTAINERS BOARD/FROM FOREST TO PACKAGE". "H13".

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Wreath, Hairwork

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Memorial, Memorial, Personal Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Wreath (costume accessory), Hairwork, Wreath, Hairwork

Dimensions

Height

49.8 cm

Width

55 cm

Depth

7.6 cm

Material

Textile, Velvet, wood, hard, paint, Glass, hair, human, peinture, bois, dur, Metal, m�tal, poil, humain, verre