Baby Bracelet Beads and Wooden Storage Box

Object/Artifact

-

Living History Museum

Name/Title

Baby Bracelet Beads and Wooden Storage Box

Entry/Object ID

2026.2.1

Description

Green painted wooden box with 26 small, 3 medium and 2 large compartments containing many black-on-white glass letter beads used to make ID bracelets for newborns at University Hospital, Maryland. Found by the donor while a student when assigned to clean out a storage closet in the hospital

Acquisition

Accession

2026.2

Source or Donor

Kathleen Johnson

Source (if not Accessioned)

Kathleen Johnson

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1950

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Left side of lid

Transcription

House of Sin | Coast to Coast

Language

English

Material/Technique

Label

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

13-5/16 in

Depth

11-3/4 in

Material

Wood

Create Date

October 22, 2026

Update Date

October 22, 2026