Box containing hair

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Box containing hair

Entry/Object ID

SS.78.16 a-j

Description

Cardboard box with top covered with Jacquard woven yellow silk containing 8 folded pieces of paper containing locks of hair: packets bear the pencil inscriptions "Sarah Molony/Aged 1 year & 10/Months-died the/17th March 1846", "Annie Molony/July 23rd 1861./ Belvidre (sic)/Ills," "Sarah Molony/died the 19th/March, aged 1 year & 10 months," Kate S. Molony/1850," "Richard Molony Jr./aged 18 months," "Philip Rhinelander/1834/Aged 18;" the following bear inscriptions in pen: "Roby/6 months," "Grandfather/J.O. Hoffman."

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1834 - 1867

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

SS.78.16 A-J
SS.78.16

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7/8 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

2-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (2.2 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm)

Material

ink, Silk, Cardboard, Pencil, Hair

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of Condition: Three corners of top split, foxing inside box.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hoffman Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

w/Box

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial