Shadow box from Antebellum Springfield, IL
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| Title | Shadow box from Antebellum Springfield, IL |
| Description | Shadow box containing human hair wreath. Hair is braided and made into three branch wreath w/bows and flowers and cones. Frame has flowers applied at compass points, molded using paper ache in part. Box measure: L 19 1/2" x W 16 1/2". |
| Interpretation | Hair wreaths were common keepsakes of loved ones, living or deceased. They declined with the increasing popularity and affordability of daguerrotypes, and later, photographs. It was a mark of a well-bred lady to be able to weave hair into flowers. |
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| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Source | Donated by Myrtle Eads, Chicago, IL |
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| Spatial Coverage | Antebellum Springfield (Ill.) |
| Temporal Coverage | 1800/1865 |
| Collection Publisher | Lincoln Home National Historic Site |
| Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Resource Identifier | LIHO 168 |
| Date Created | 37788 |
| Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
| Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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Shadow box from Antebellum Springfield, IL |