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Brooch (England or United States)

This is a brooch. It is dated ca. 1830–40 and we acquired it in 1916. Its medium is enameled gold set with pearls, braided hair under glass cover. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Georgina Schuyler and Louisa L. Schuyler. It is credited Gift of Georgina and Louisa L. Schuyler.

Model 666WSP Side Chair Side Chair
wood, cotton (webbing).
Gift of Mel Byars.
1991-59-178

Brooch (USA)
hair, gold.
Gift of Elizabeth Haynes.
1986-105-5

Frontal view of a bracelet made from three hollow, braided 'ropes' of intricately braided strands of medium-brown human hair, with gold fastenings. At the top of the bracelet is a round, gold, three part clasp joined by hinge-pins. The two smaller segments on either end of the closure grasp the braided ends of the bracelets' hair volumes, and connect with a central, longer gold clasp. The smaller clasp on our left is decorated with an incised pattern resembling an eye shape and connects to the central clasp with a small round hinge. The central clasp has an incised swirling pattern of an asymentrical cartouche, and connects to the other cincher with the fastener, a round hinge with removable bolt. The gold cincher on the right is incised with a diamond within a diamond pattern. Midway around the bracelet, at the bottom, is another gold band, the same length as the central 'Catch' with a pattern of adjoining, incised Xes with inner and outer diamond shaped patterns.

Bracelet (USA)
hair, gold.
Gift of Georgina and Louisa L. Schuyler.
1916-29-54

Our curators have highlighted 7 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

Book Illustration, Charles T. Menge's Price List of Ornamental Hair Jewelry and Device Work, plate 37

Book Illustration, Charles T. Menge's Price List of Ornamental Hair Jewelry...
engraving on paper.
Collection of Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
SIL39088016107039

Bracelet (England or United States)
hair, gold, ivory, seed pearls, pailettes.
Gift of Mrs. Charles W. Lester.
1960-17-1

Mourning Picture (England)
hair, cardboard, brass, velvet, glass.
From the Collection of Mrs. Lathrop C. Harper.
1957-165-10

Its dimensions are

H x W: 2.3 x 1.5 cm (7/8 x 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Brooch (England or United States); enameled gold set with pearls, braided hair under glass cover; H x W: 2.3 x 1.5 cm (7/8 x 9/16 in.); Gift of Georgina and Louisa L. Schuyler; 1916-29-47

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Hewitt Sisters Collect.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2BdDg/
Accession Number 1916-29-47
Object ID 18187945