Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society
Description
Although not known exactly whose hair this is or for whom they made it to remember, this brooch made from human hair is a good example of a hair brooch made and worn as jewelry to remember the loss of a loved one in the 1860s in the Presque Isle area.
About This Item
- Title: Hair brooch, Presque Isle, ca. 1860
- Creator: Presque Isle Historical Society
- Creation Date: circa 1860
- Subject Date: circa 1860
- Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Hair
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Presque Isle Historical SocietyPO Box 285, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 762-1151
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