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On Display: House - Seventh Floor Hall - South End
Miniature (Mourning miniature)
October 6 1808 (1808-1808)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Gold
- Glass
- Ivory
- Hair
- Paint
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1994.0081
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Jeannine Mannebach in memory of Roland and Margo Jester
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Object Number
1994.0081
Object Name
Miniature (Mourning miniature)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
October 6 1808 (1808-1808)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front side, on urn
Inscription: "Wm DUNKLIN / OBT. 6. OCTr 1808 / AEt 32" inscribed
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Memorial
- Mourning imagery
Materials
- Gold
- Glass
- Ivory
- Hair
- Paint
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
3.62 (H) x 2.62 (W) x 0.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.21 (H) x 6.67 (W) x 1.27 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sheumaker, Helen. 2007 Love Entwined: The Curious History of Hairwork in America.
• Published: pp. 18-19, figs. 5-6.Article: Sheumaker, Helen. 1997 This Lock You See: Nineteenth Century Hair Work as the Commodified Self. Fashion Theory. 1 (4): 421-446.
• Published: pp. 424-425, figs. 1-2.