Pin

Object Name:

Pin

Object ID:

2000.012.03

Date:

1847

Description:

Pin (brooch). Gold oval frame, with decoratively woven human hair under a glass disk. Rope-like decoration along the edges of the pin. Hair is woven in a basket-weave pattern, and includes both brown and silver strands. A straight pin or wire is hinged to the back of the brooch, and fits into a hook fastener. 1" long, 0.9" high.

Material:

Metal
Tissue
Glass
Hair

Dimensions:

H-0.875 L-1 inches

Provenance:

Pin is attached to dress (.1), and holds on lace collar (.2). Note from donor (great-granddaughter of Betsey and Stephen Roberts): "blue wedding gown and shoes to match worn by Betsey Carleton, daughter of Michael and Betsey Putnam Carleton of Haverhill, NH, married Stephen James Roberts of Roberts Hill, Claremont, NH, on Sept. 28 1847. She also wore it again on their 50th wedding anniversary.... These garments were collected ... and used as teaching tools for my Historic Costume and Design course at Hesser College in Manchester, NH."

Credit Line:

Gift of Anne Landini

People:

Carleton, Betsey (1824-1908)

Subjects:

Wedding, Hair