Hairwork

Name/Title

Hairwork

Entry/Object ID

1951.43.1

Description

Small, decorative floral element made of human hair and wire. The piece uses several hairwork techniques, including wire wrapping, gimp work, and loops. There are several paper tags attached to the piece with the names and the people the hair was taken from.

Context

Made by Jane Cheney of Stowe Hollow, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1951.43

Source or Donor

Woodbury, Mary Louise Watts Camp (1875-1968)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Watts, Jane L. Cheney (1839-1911)

Date made

circa 1850

Place

Town

Stowe

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hairwork

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Hair, Metal, Paper