Shadow box, Antebellum keepsake

Rights Information

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

Antebellum Springfield, IL
1830 to 1860

Description

Deep oval shadow box, containing flower arrangement made from human hair. Rectangular box is set into oval frame, with small gilt band with carving and high-molded ridge in center. Frame and outside of box painted black, back unfinished, inside of box lined with yellow material. Part of the flower arrangement is crocheted, and the rest is plain hair. L 15" x H 4" x W 13".

Interpretation

An example of human hair art, common during the Antebellum/Victorian era. It was the mark of a well-bred lady to be able to weave or crochet hair into something pretty or useful.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities
Antebellum Society and the Civil War
American Communities in History

Learning Standards

16 History

Author or Creator

Unknown

Source

Purchased from Rock House Antiques, Galena, IL

Subject / Keywords

Hair
Keepsake
Victorian
Antebellum
Decorative art
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Collection Publisher

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

LIHO 706

Date Created

37785

Resource Type	image
Title	Shadow box, Antebellum keepsake
Coverage / Year	Antebellum Springfield, IL 1830 to 1860
Description	Deep oval shadow box, containing flower arrangement made from human hair. Rectangular box is set into oval frame, with small gilt band with carving and high-molded ridge in center. Frame and outside of box painted black, back unfinished, inside of box lined with yellow material. Part of the flower arrangement is crocheted, and the rest is plain hair. L 15" x H 4" x W 13".
Interpretation	An example of human hair art, common during the Antebellum/Victorian era. It was the mark of a well-bred lady to be able to weave or crochet hair into something pretty or useful.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities Antebellum Society and the Civil War American Communities in History
Learning Standards	16 History
Author or Creator	Unknown
Source	Purchased from Rock House Antiques, Galena, IL
Subject / Keywords	Hair Keepsake Victorian Antebellum Decorative art Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection Publisher	Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	LIHO 706
Date Created	37785

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