Bracelet
1840-1880
Place madeUnited States, North America
orEurope
Hair, gold, glass
Closed: 3/8 in. × 2 7/8 in. × 1 in. (1 × 7.3 × 2.5 cm)
Gift of Goodhue Livingston, 1951
INV.12691.60
This bracelet was in a jewelry box which belonged to Adelaide L. Livingston (1852-1909). Probably made for a child, the bracelet is constructed of alternating rows of light brown hair woven into ladder and honeycomb patterns. The beveled glass oculus holds dark brown hair worked in a Turk's knot motif.
DescriptionChild's bracelet (mourning?) made of dark brown hairwork with gold clasp fastener with oval oculus on the reverse; hair is woven in alternating rows of ladder pattern and honeycomb design; clasp is arabesque shaped in rinceau design on obverse; beveled glass oculus at the center, reverse, shows dark brown hair (different from bracelet) worked in a Turk's knot, gold fittings on either side are half arabesque shaped with rinceau design on obverse.ClassificationsJEWELRY
