Historic New England

Ring

Gold ring with five sections each featuring an abstract flower design in black enamel.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101464

Accession Number: 1940.6

Ring

Small plain rose gold ring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101465

Accession Number: 2007.15.156

Ring

Brass ring with chased floral design along band.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 101466

Accession Number: 2007.15.165

Ring

Plain gold band ring

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101467

Accession Number: 2007.15.166

Ring

Gold ring with engraved shoulders in a heart design, center set with an oval moss agate stone.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101468

Accession Number: 2007.15.167

Ring

Metal ring set with large European cut glass stone.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101469

Accession Number: 2007.15.157

Ring

Small gold band ring chased with the words "Remember the Giver" on the outside.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101470

Accession Number: 2007.15.155

Ring

Ring consisting of a rose gold wire and white gold wire twisted together.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101471

Accession Number: 2007.15.168

Silver and gold ring with shaped shoulders with abstract floral decoration, center set with small stone, possibly a diamond. This ring (inscribed EH to MB 1786) marked the marriage of Eleazer Homer to Mary Bartlett on November 12, 1786, the donor's maternal great-grandparents.

Date: ca. 1786

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), gold alloy, diamond (mineral)

GUSN: 101472

Accession Number: 1922.466

Bracelet

Brown table-worked hair bracelet, gold plated rectangular clasp set with purple glass stone.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101473

Accession Number: 1920.89

Bracelet

This bracelet is composed of brunette, table-worked human hair closed with a gold octagonal clasp set with a purple-colored paste stone.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal), paste (glass)

GUSN: 101474

Accession Number: 1928.896

Bracelet

Three strands of brown table-worked hair twisted together, two hair ball drops attached by thin hair chains.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101325

Accession Number: 1924.220

Necklace

Necklace consisting of a tube of woven hair with gold octagonal hinged clasp with scrolled engraving.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101326

Accession Number: 1944.733

Bracelet

Fourteen strands of brown table-worked hair joined together with vertical rows of gold beads, pierced brass rectangular clasp set with seven red glass stones.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 101327

Accession Number: 1927.1108

Bracelet

Brown table-worked hair bracelet, gold rectangular clasp with safety chain.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold alloy, plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 101328

Accession Number: 1930.165

Watch Chain

Brown hairwork watch chain with engraved gold mounts and findings.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101329

Accession Number: 1934.1805

Necklace

Necklace consisting of two woven strands of hair with intervals of gold bead circles, octagonal clasp set with a compartment of woven hair under glass.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101330

Accession Number: 1934.1800

Commemorative Medal

Circular silver medal with obverse depicting a youth presenting a scroll to a seated woman surrounded by objects of industry with inscription "FOUNDED 1795 / INC. 1806." Reverse is inscribed "THE MASS. CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION, / AWARD / TO / JOHN A. SASSARD, / For Specimens of / Hair Work, ...

Date: 1844

Maker: C. Gobrecht (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101331

Accession Number: 1942.931

Watch Chain

Brown watch chain consisting of four rows of tableworked human hair, with gold filled mounts.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101332

Accession Number: 1924.221

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of four rows of hairwork held together with round gold mounts, clip and bar clasps.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101333

Accession Number: 1918.889

Watch Chain

Brown hairwork watch chain of two woven chains joined together with gold mounts.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101334

Accession Number: 1943.307

Necklace

Necklace consisting of a tube of woven hair with an octagonal gold colored metal mount for attaching a charm and an octagonal tube clasp.

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101335

Accession Number: 1941.1512

Necklace

Necklace consisting of a tube of woven hair with a gold and black enamel circular clasp set with a small round colorless glass stone.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101336

Accession Number: 1933.1173

Watch Chain

Watch chain of brown spiral woven hair with gold engraved mountings and foliate cast hook clasp.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101337

Accession Number: 1941.1058

Bracelet

Brown table-worked hair bracelet in round links with gold mounts, gold rectangular clasp with canted corners and center set with a braid of brown hair under glass.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, glass (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 101338

Accession Number: 1930.1027

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of two rows of hairwork twisted together with gold mounts and clasps with a Greek key design in black enamel, hairwork fob in the shape of a bail of hay attached.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101339

Accession Number: 1936.278

Necklace

Table worked brown hair necklace with cross pendant, gold mounts separate the tube into round beads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101340

Accession Number: 1932.648

Bracelet

Brown and blonde table-worked hair bracelet, gold clasp in the shape of a serpent head and tail, eyes are red stones and neck is set with a row of six turquoises.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101341

Accession Number: 1930.1029

Bracelet

Brown table-worked hair bracelet with fifteen rows braided together, gold rectangular clasp engraved with foliate scrolls, heart shaped locket attached to clasp containing blonde and brown hair woven together under glass.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101342

Accession Number: 1933.1176

Pair of Bracelets

Pair of brown table-worked hair bracelets, gold rectangular clasps engraved with the initials "DP."

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101343

Accession Number: 1923.285ab

Bracelet

Light brown table-worked hair bracelet, clasp is missing.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101344

Accession Number: 1926.77

Bracelet

Brown flat table-worked hair bracelet, gold plated clasp (half missing).

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101345

Accession Number: 2007.15.7

Bracelet

Light brown table-worked hair bracelet, gold rectangular clasp set with a braid of light brown hair under glass and surrounded by a row of seed pearls.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101346

Accession Number: 1927.761

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of seven rows of brown table-worked hair with gold engraved findings and serpent head hook clasp.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101347

Accession Number: 1953.36

Watch Chain

Watch chain of brown hairwork with gold engraved findings and hook and clip clasps.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101348

Accession Number: 1936.277

Watch Chain

Brown hairwork watch chain with gold plated serpent head hook clasp.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101349

Accession Number: 1928.898

Unfinished Hair Bracelets

Four pieces of hairwork, never mounted with clasps.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101350

Accession Number: 1927.396-399

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of a twisted rope of woven hair, two hair ball slides.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101351

Accession Number: 1937.589

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of three woven ropes of hair connected by gold circular mountings.

Date: 1830-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101352

Accession Number: 1934.1799

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of a woven rope of hair and five octagonal gold mounts and gold slide.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101353

Accession Number: 1943.306

Necklace

This tube of table-worked brown hair is missing its gold mounts and clasp.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair

GUSN: 101354

Accession Number: 1928.197

Necklace Fragment

This necklace of table-worked hair is embellished at two points with a gold tube mount. The necklace would have clasped at the center back but that clasp and mount are now missing.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101355

Accession Number: 1928.900

Necklace

Brown twisted rope hair necklace with gold engraved clasp and brown hair cross pendant.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: Probably Curtis, Isabella Pelham, 1832- 1915 (Maker)

Material: human hair, gold alloy

GUSN: 101356

Accession Number: 1943.1

Necklace

This necklace is composed of individual oval "beads" of brown table-worked hair strung on another hair cord. It has two octagonal gold mounts, each decorated with chased floral designs. The mount at the center front has a small ring for a pendant (now missing). the mount at the center back is in th...

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101357

Accession Number: 1927.2102

Hair Chain

Rope of woven hair, ends are frayed.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101358

Accession Number: 1937.904

Bracelet

This bracelet is composed of four rows of table-worked brunette human hair braided together. The bracelet attaches with a three-part clasp. Each end of the hair braid is enclosed in a chased gold end cap. One cap is attached with a tube hinge to an openwork swirled gold oval rosette set with a puff ...

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101359

Accession Number: 1920.545

Necklace Fragment

This necklace of table-worked hair is embellished at the center front with a gold tube mount. The necklace clasped at the center back with a matching gold mount and tube closure (now broken but attached to the necklace with a length of thread).

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101360

Accession Number: 1928.899