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Culture:American
Title:bracelet
Date Made:1845-1865
Type:Adornment
Materials:hair, straw, gold, crystal
Place Made:United States
Measurements:Overall: 2 in x 2 3/4 in; 5.1 cm x 7 cm
Accession Number:  HD 72.125
Credit Line:Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Lester
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Woman's bracelet made of woven hair and straw or reeds, fastening with a (puch button) pressure clasp, and containing two lockets of differently-colored hair entwined in an endless knot, protected by a beveled crystal. A fine safety chain is connected to either side of the clasp, which is partially engraved. Better examples were made in France. A note attached to the bracelet informs "Hair Bracelet/ An heirloom from Deerfield/ Massachusetts." This bracelet is an example of more affordable, American-made jewelry available to mid 19th-century American women.

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