Stickpin, Antebellum jewelry
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/1731134655c3d7e5882b1be683b9ac09
Title
Stickpin, Antebellum jewelry
Description
setting has four molded roses and thistles on outer edge, rope around stone is braid of human hair, set under glass. Long sticker/ pin is twisted in middle. L 3" x W 5/8".
Single stone stickpin
An example of Antebellum keepsake hair jewelry, common before the widespread availability of affordable, durable photographic prints. It was considered the mark of a well-bred lady who could weave or crochet hair into something useful and/or pretty.
How we learn about communities
Antebellum Society and the Civil War
American Communities in History
16 History
Subject
Hair
Keepsake
Jewelry
Victorian
Antebellum
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Source
Illinois Digital Heritage Hub
Relation
Type
image
Source
Illinois Digital Heritage Hub
Subject
Hair
Keepsake
Jewelry
Victorian
Antebellum
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection
Citation
“Stickpin, Antebellum jewelry,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/14234.
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