Floral Wreath

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Floral Wreath

Entry/Object ID

2003.65

Description

Decorative floral wreath made of wool yarn. The yarn is manipulated and fuzzed out into pompoms, forming cotton balls, leaves, flower buds, berries, blooms, a bee, and a butterfly. The whole is framed in an octagonal shadowbox frame. The back of the pen has the inked inscription, "Made by Alma Martin Perry, 1856 at the age of 14."

Context

Made by Alma Martin Perry in Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2003.65

Source or Donor

Hart, Mavis L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Carl Martin Perry

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Perry, Alma Martin Hendee (1842-1929)

Date made

1856

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Shadow

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Wreath, Floral

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Curio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Piece, Floral

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

14-3/4 in

Width

17-3/4 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Wool, Wood, Metal, Glass

Interpretative Labels

Label

Alma Martin Perry of Barre, VT made this shadow box when she was fourteen years old. Shadow boxes were a popular decorative craft in the late nineteenth century and were made with a variety of materials including hair, seeds, dried flowers, feathers, and seeds.