Hair Wreath, Dunn-Beck Family

Art

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Hair Wreath, Dunn-Beck Family

Entry/Object ID

7759

Description

Woven Hair Wreath from Dunn and Beck Families. Material: wood, hair, paper. Size: 12" W. x 14" L. x 5 1/2" D. Description: various colored hair woven into an intricate floral design and formed into a semi-circle and mounted in paper lined box; a dark wooden frame over an inset shadow box.

Artwork Details

Medium

Hair

Context

Made of hair from the Lenertz Dunn and Beck Families in about 1865. Hair wreaths were made by saving hair from a hair brush which was then stored in the hair saver box of a dresser set.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1865

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Shadow

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Curio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Wreath, Hairwork

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Accessories

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

November 13, 1992

Update Date

January 9, 2026