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Bracelet

Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1850-1880

GUSN

GUSN-101292

Description

Brown table-worked elastic weave hair bracelet, gold plated clasp with scalloped edge and a foliate engraved border, center set with a shell cameo depicting the profile of a woman in Classical dress.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bracelets (jewelry)
Jewelry
Bracelet
Bracelet

Additional Identification Number

738

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 1/16 x 1/4 (WxD), 1 7/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss E. L. Coleman

Accession Number

1927.2101

Reference Notes

For more information on hair jewelry see Bell, C. Jeanenne, "Collector's Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewelry," (1998); Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," v. 2 (1991): 680-698; Campbell, Mark, "The Art of Hair Work: Hair Braiding and Jewelry of Sentiment with Catalog of Hair Jewelry," Eds. Jules & Kaethe Kliot (facsimile of 1875 printing, 1996); Dawes, Ginny Reddington & Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 139-143; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 98-107, 214-219. For information on cameos see Bennett, David and Daniela Mascetti, "Understanding Jewellery," (1989); Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," v. 1 (1991): 215-232; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 227-236; Miller, Anna M. "Cameos Old & New," 3rd Edition (2005).

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