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Pair of Bracelets

1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of wide braided bracelets in dark brown hair, with gold gilt clasps, each containing an undulating rectangle of glass behind which a braid of dark blond to medium brown human hair is mounted. With their original case of black pasteboard lined with white satin and red velvet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Bracelet
  • Bracelet
  • Box
Materials and techniques
Braided hair, gilt metal, glass, pasteboard lined with satin and velvet
Brief description
Pair of wide braided hair bracelets in a pasteboard case, England, 1835
Physical description
Pair of wide braided bracelets in dark brown hair, with gold gilt clasps, each containing an undulating rectangle of glass behind which a braid of dark blond to medium brown human hair is mounted. With their original case of black pasteboard lined with white satin and red velvet.
Credit line
Given by Miss M. B. Sparks
Object history
Made in memoriam of Chas. Pratt, died 1828
Collection
Accession number
T.341 to B-1965

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Record createdSeptember 21, 2007
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