Box containing hair

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Box containing hair

Entry/Object ID

SS.78.15 a-f

Description

Cardboard box with top, covered with Jacquard woven yellow silk containing four folded pieces of paper containing locks of hair: packets bear the names "Cora" "Sholto" and "Brandt" written in ink and "Uncle(?) H Molony" in pencil.

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.78.15 A-F
SS.78.15

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5/8 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (1.6 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm)

Material

Paper, Silk, Pencil, Cardboard, ink, Hair

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some fixing in box.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hoffman Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned in 1978; acquired before (1967).

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