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.

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Object Timeline

1916	We acquired this object.
2007	We photographed this object. We photographed this object.
2008	We exhibited this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2024	You found it!

Bracelet (USA)

This is a Bracelet. It is dated ca. 1870 and we acquired it in 1916. Its medium is hair, gold. 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.

Brooch (England or United States)
enameled gold set with pearls, braided hair under glass cover.
Gift of Georgina and Louisa L. Schuyler.
1916-29-47

Necklace, Jungle Twins, from the Jungle collection

Necklace, Jungle Twins, from the Jungle collection
silver, wood, hawk’s eye.
Courtesy of Susan Beech and Ornamentum Gallery.
16.2015.2

Its dimensions are

L x W: 18 x 2 cm (7 1/16 x 13/16 in.) diam. (clasped): 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

Cite this object as

Bracelet (USA); hair, gold; L x W: 18 x 2 cm (7 1/16 x 13/16 in.) diam. (clasped): 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); Gift of Georgina and Louisa L. Schuyler; 1916-29-54

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Campana Brothers Select: Works from the Permanent Collection.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2BdDx/
Accession Number 1916-29-54
Object ID 18187961