Hair lock

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Hair lock

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.638 a-c

Description

A: Small white cardboard box. B: Long curly lock of blonde hair tied with a white ribbon. C: Short very curly lock of blonde hair tied with a red string and connected to a small black safety pin.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E. P. Dutton & Company

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

A) Box: "E. P. Dutton & Co./ Fine Stationery/ 31 West 23d Street/ New York" In handwriting is: "Lock Blonde hair/ Janet M. Delafield/ b. 1914 d. 1922"/ (inside cover) "Dick's Hair Sept. 23rd, 1911"

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.94.638 A-C
MP.94.638a-c

Dimensions

Dimension Description

A) Box

Height

1 in

Width

1-3/4 in

Length

1-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (2.5 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm)

Material

Cardboard, Metal Unspecified, ribbon, string, Hair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Richard Delafield

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Janet M. Livingston Delafield

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

w/Box

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, General's Bedroom