Historic New England

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

Brooch

This small gold diamond-shaped brooch is set with woven brown and gray hair under glass. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and C-hook on the reverse

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101204

Accession Number: 1931.58

Brooch

Gold and jet rectangular brooch, center set with a braid of blonde hair under beveled glass and surrounded by foliate chased gold border, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1838

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101205

Accession Number: 1927.214

Brooch

Gold octagonal brooch, center set with gold script "G" over tightly woven brown hair under glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101206

Accession Number: 1927.884

Brooch

Gold oval brooch, center set with swirl of blonde hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook and safety chain with pin on reverse.

Date: 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101207

Accession Number: 1934.1828

Brooch

Gold brooch set with a border of faceted jet beads, center set with a braid of brown hair under beveled glass and surrounded by a chased bezel, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101208

Accession Number: 1929.565

Charm

Gold plated rectangular charm, brown woven hair set within scalloped cut out in the back and front centers. Stored in brown leather box with gilt edging.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101209

Accession Number: 1933.970

Gold heart shaped locket with a vertical twisted gold wire down the center, inside contains two compartments, one empty and the other holds a braid of black hair and a lock of brown hair, pendant loop at top.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101210

Accession Number: 1940.493

Locket

Small gold-plated circular locket, inside contains two compartments of brown hair in basket weave pattern, small loop at top.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101211

Accession Number: 1934.1833

Pendant

Gold circular pendant with floral chased border, center set with a braid of brown hair under beveled glass, chased pendant loop at top.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101212

Accession Number: 1944.324

Brooch

Gold oval brooch set with a border of faceted jet beads, center set with a lock of white hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101213

Accession Number: 1931.59

Earrings

No description

Date: ca. 1864

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101214

Accession Number: 1940.130ab

Brooch

Circular brooch set with border of pastes, bezel center set with light brown hair under glass and surrounded by blue enamel border, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101215

Accession Number: 1927.879

Charm

Gold harp-shaped charm with hairwork in two colors.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101216

Accession Number: 1963.401

Brooch

Gold rectangular brooch set with a border of faceted jet beads, center set with braid of brown hair under glass and surrounded by a chased bezel, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101217

Accession Number: 1934.1830

Brooch

Gold oval brooch with engraved border, center set with painting of an unidentified man, reverse is set with blonde and brown hair woven together under glass, hinged pin and hook is a later replacement (safety chain and pin missing).

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101218

Accession Number: 1928.1271

Locket

Gilt metal and jet locket with foliate chased border, reverse has compartment with quartz cover inscribed in intaglio "Lucy" on cover, Lock of brown hair in compartment.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101219

Accession Number: 1965.29

Brooch

Gold oval brooch with scroll engraved border, center set with a lock of brown hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1845

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101220

Accession Number: 1927.908

Brooch

Rectangular gilt metal brooch with border of round amethysts, center set with a lock of brown hair under beveled glass and surrounded by chased bezel, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101221

Accession Number: 1933.1621

Brooch

This gold oval brooch, center set with gold initials "CM" over a braid of blonde hair under glass, is surrounded by a border of black enamel. It attaches with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 101222

Accession Number: 1913.114

Brooch

Gold cross brooch set with faceted jet beads, center set with brown braided hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101223

Accession Number: 1927.907

Brooch

Gold circular brooch with applied fleur de lis and black enamel scrolls, center set with basket weave brown hair under glass and surrounded by a row of pearls, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101224

Accession Number: 1987.627

Brooch

Gold pin set with brown hair in basket weave pattern under glass and surrounded by a row of seed pearls, hinged pin and hook and a twentieth century spring ring clasp on reverse.

Date: 1831

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101225

Accession Number: 1937.632

Brooch

Dark brown table-worked hair brooch in triple bow know with a gold plated center mount in the shape of a ribbon, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1866-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101226

Accession Number: 1936.286

Bracelet Clasp

Gold bracelet clasp, two serpents coiled around a tree bough encircling a palette-worked brown hair flower set under beveled glass, remnants of brown hair bracelet.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101227

Accession Number: 1940.492

Pendant

Gold plated circular pendant, center set with lock of brown and gray hair under beveled glass, chased pendant loop at top.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101228

Accession Number: 1940.498

Brooch

Gold oval brooch with engraved scrolled border, center set with an tintype of an unidentified man, hinged pin and hook on reverse

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101229

Accession Number: 1932.654

Ring

This ring is composed of a gold band embellished on the exterior with black enamel and gold lettering. The center is set with a plait of brunette human hair under glass and surrounded by alternating faceted jet beads and seed pearls. It is enclosed in its original case (1927.217.2AB)

Date: 1822-1823

Maker: unknown

Material: eighteen-carat gold, enamel (fused coating), human hair, glass (material), pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 101230

Accession Number: 1927.217.1

Brooch

Brown table-worked hair brooch in a single bow knot, gold center mount supports two elongated hair drops with gold terminals, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101231

Accession Number: 1930.1030

Brooch

Brown table worked hair in double bow know with gold center plaque engraved with Rococo scrolls around cartouche with the name "Julia", three table-worked elongated hair drops suspended from center, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1864

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101232

Accession Number: 1940.131

Brooch

Brown table-worked hair brooch in single bow knot, gold center mount engraved with foliate design, supports to elongated drops with gold terminals, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101233

Accession Number: 1934.1841

Locket

Large gold oval locket, center compartment contains a painting on ivory of a woman standing next to an urn, reverse has brown hair in basket weave pattern, gold loop attachment on top.

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101234

Accession Number: 1963.215

Charm

Gold lyre-shaped charm with brown hairwork.

Date: 1851-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101235

Accession Number: 1934.1838

Fob

Gold and glass ball watch chain fob containing photograph of a woman, loop at top for chain.

Date: 1860-1878

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101236

Accession Number: 1941.1048

Brooch

Gold leaf surrounded by eight brown table-worked hair rosettes, three pendant hair drops attached below, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1853-1858

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101237

Accession Number: 1930.753

Brooch

Brown table-worked hair brooch in the form of a Roman cross set on gold mount, gold terminals on each arm, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101238

Accession Number: 1922.1057

Brooch

Brown table-worked hair brooch in the form of a cross, gold foliate engraved terminals on each arm, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101239

Accession Number: 1933.1177

Charms

Four charms attached to a fob ring. The charms include a faceted carnelian ring, a vulcanite cross with gold beading, a heart-shaped charm containing a lock of brown hair on one side and a lock of blonde on the reverse, and a small gold locket containing brown hair.

Date: 1835-1866

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), hair, carnelian, vulcanite

GUSN: 101240

Accession Number: 1944.325

Brooch

Brown hair brooch in the shape of a leaf, gold mounting, hinge and hook on reverse (pin missing).

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101241

Accession Number: 1933.1179

Brooch and Earrings

Set of brown hairwork jewelry consisting of a brooch and pair of earrings. Brooch and earrings each feature gold plated and engraved crescent shaped surmounts set with brown hair and three tear-shaped hair drops suspended from bottom.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101242

Accession Number: 1942.318A-C

Brooch

Light brown table-worked hair brooch in a double bow knot with center gold mounting with engraved cartouche and scrolls, supports two hair acorn drops with gold terminals, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101243

Accession Number: 1930.18

Brooch

Brown table-worked hair brooch in single bow knot (one loop is missing). Gold center mount forming "knot" in the bow is decorated with a chased flower. Closure is a hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101244

Accession Number: 1930.171

Earring

This single earring is composed of tableworked brunette human hair which forms three distinct drops. The first is a series of three graduated balls. The second is a series of four graduated balls. The third is a small Maltese cross. Each drop is suspended from a gold pin and capped at the base with ...

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), human hair

GUSN: 101245

Accession Number: 1927.2109

Drops for Earrings

Pair of brown hairwork ball drops with gold mounts and small gold balls hanging from end.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101246

Accession Number: 2007.15.88ab

Drop for Jewelry

This drop is composed of tableworked brunette human hair in the shape of an acorn. It is set on a gold pin and capped at the top with a gold disc and attached suspension loop. The drop may have been for earrings, a watch fob, or other type of jewelry.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101247

Accession Number: 1929.1068

Bracelet

Brown table-worked hair bracelet, gold rectangular clasp with foliate engraving.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101248

Accession Number: 1927.762

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