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Earrings, Antebellum jewelry

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Title
Earrings, Antebellum jewelry  
Description
  • circle of metal at top, one part of which goes through the ear. L 1 3/8" x W 1 1/8".  
  • Metal and human hair pierced-ear loop earrings. Broad gold or brass hoop back with bands holding thick human hair braid  
Interpretation
An example of the creativity and practical uses of keepsake hair in Antebellum jewelry. It was considered a mark of a well-bred lady if she could weave or crochet hair into something pretty and/or useful.  
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War  
  • American Communities in History  
Learning Standards
16 History  
Source
Transferred from the State of Illinois to the NPS in 1972.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Victorian  
  • Hair  
  • Antebellum  
  • Adornment  
  • Earring  
  • Jewelry  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Spatial Coverage
Antebellum Springfield (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1830/1860
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 717  
Date Created
06/13/03
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleEarrings, Antebellum jewelry  
Description
  • circle of metal at top, one part of which goes through the ear. L 1 3/8" x W 1 1/8".  
  • Metal and human hair pierced-ear loop earrings. Broad gold or brass hoop back with bands holding thick human hair braid  
InterpretationAn example of the creativity and practical uses of keepsake hair in Antebellum jewelry. It was considered a mark of a well-bred lady if she could weave or crochet hair into something pretty and/or useful.  
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War  
  • American Communities in History  
Learning Standards16 History  
SourceTransferred from the State of Illinois to the NPS in 1972.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Victorian  
  • Hair  
  • Antebellum  
  • Adornment  
  • Earring  
  • Jewelry  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Spatial CoverageAntebellum Springfield (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1830/1860
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 717  
Date Created06/13/03
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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