Hair Wreath

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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This mid-19th century memento, a hair “arrangement” in a frame, is composed of the hair of 75 people from two different Massachusetts families, one from Leverett and one from Rome. Created by Mrs. Maria Rice Hobart, the hair was twisted into flower, leaf, and bud forms and then framed. Women in this period did not cut their hair and after brushing, they put the hair from their brushes in special receptacles to be saved for projects such as this.

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Item typeCrafts, Decorative Art
Personal Artifacts
CreatorHobart, Mrs. Maria Rice
Datecirca 1860
TopicDeath, Cemeteries, Monuments, Memorials
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialAnimal Product
Dimension detailsWidth: 19.75 in Height: 18.75 in
Catalog #1941.04.02
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Hobart, Mrs. Maria Rice. Hair Wreath. ca. 1860. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1941-04-02/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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