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Hair

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Collection Type

  • Relics and souvenirs

Date

1892

GUSN

GUSN-310843

Description

Box containing curls of hair. Cut from Lura Burgess Woodside (1887-1982) in December 1892.

Details

Descriptive Terms

human hair
human hair
Hairpiece
Hairpiece

Inscription

"LWW hair cut Dec 1892" and "'Lura's hair cut Dec 1892'" (handwritten)
"Rogers and Hamilton./ Extra Plate./ Waterbury, Conn." (printed)

Additional Identification Number

1299.138

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9 3/4 x 5 3/4 (HxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Trust

Accession Number

2015.62.138

Places

United States

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