Object Details
- Description
- This gold ring dates between 1840 and 1890. The circumference of the ring is encircled with a braided hair pattern that is mounted to the ring with golden “X” patterns. During the Victorian period, hair jewelry was often made by women as a parlor activity, similar to crocheting or knitting. The use of hair appealed to a sense of Victorian sentimentality, of keeping a loved one close, and was used in brooches, rings, necklaces, and wall décor.
- Credit Line
- Bequest of the Misses Long
- 1840-1890
- ID Number
- CS.038976
- catalog number
- 038976
- accession number
- 113420
- Object Name
- ring
- Other Terms
- ring; Jewelry; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female
- Physical Description
- hair (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- incised (overall style)
- woven hair (overall style)
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Clothing & Accessories
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_355729
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-501e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
