Picture, Hair

Art

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Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Picture, Hair

Entry/Object ID

1962.A231.001

Description

Hair wreath in gold framed shadow box. Made by Miss Brooks from the hair of 32 members of the Marshall, Morley and Hitchcock families, all of Painesville. Miss Brooks lived across the street from the Marshalls on Bank Street. Fancy hair work in many shades of brown and blond. Framed in an ogee shadow box frame (See Jones & Williams, Ladies Fancy Work, 1876, chapter 11--:Hair Work")

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood, Human Hair, Glass

Collection

Art

Made/Created

Date made

1870 - 1880

Notes

Date: 1870-1880 Made: Miss Brooks Painesville, Ohio

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Picture, Hair

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

General Notes

Note

Notes: Ht.-23 3/4" Wid.- 2 1/2" Lnth - 23 3/4"