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Piece of paper

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-172041

Description

Piece of paper, inscribed, enfolding a clump of camel's hair

Details

Descriptive Terms

paper (fiber product)
Paper

Inscription

"This hair was from the neck / of a camel in HIngham i the spring / of 1789."
"Camels / hair"

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Susan Norton

Accession Number

1990.291B

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