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Earrings, Antebellum jewelry

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Title
Earrings, Antebellum jewelry
Coverage-Year
1830/1860
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
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Transferred from the State of Illinois to the NPS in 1972.
Coverage-Spatial
Antebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Victorian  
  • Hair  
  • Antebellum  
  • Adornment  
  • Earring  
  • Jewelry  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 717
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleEarrings, Antebellum jewelry
Coverage-Year1830/1860
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
Resource TypeStill image
SourceTransferred from the State of Illinois to the NPS in 1972.
Coverage-SpatialAntebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Victorian  
  • Hair  
  • Antebellum  
  • Adornment  
  • Earring  
  • Jewelry  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 717
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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