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Earrings, Antebellum jewelry

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Descriptive Information

Title
Earrings, Antebellum jewelry
Coverage-Year
1830/1860
Description
  • Metal and human hair pierced-ear loop earrings. Broad gold or brass hoop back with bands holding thick human hair braid
  • circle of metal at top, one part of which goes through the ear. L 1 3/8" x W 1 1/8".
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
  • American Communities in History
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
16 History
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Transferred from the State of Illinois to the NPS in 1972.
Coverage-Spatial
Antebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Jewelry  
  • Earring  
  • Adornment  
  • Antebellum  
  • Hair  
  • Victorian  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 717
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleEarrings, Antebellum jewelry
Coverage-Year1830/1860
Description
  • Metal and human hair pierced-ear loop earrings. Broad gold or brass hoop back with bands holding thick human hair braid
  • circle of metal at top, one part of which goes through the ear. L 1 3/8" x W 1 1/8".
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
  • American Communities in History
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceTransferred from the State of Illinois to the NPS in 1972.
Coverage-SpatialAntebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Jewelry  
  • Earring  
  • Adornment  
  • Antebellum  
  • Hair  
  • Victorian  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 717
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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