Bracelet and locket

Museum number:
2-33965a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210233965a@2cb
Alternate number:
7-2042 (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.1103
Description:
(A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.
Donor:
Mrs. Chelton Hill
Collection place:
Eastern United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Maker or artist:
Abigail Adams
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bracelets (jewelry)
Accession date:
1953
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet and locket, accession number 2-33965a,b, described as (A) Hair bracelet with metal catch: hair in locket that of President John Adams; bracelet band hair of his wife: length 8”; (B) red leather container for bracelet; green silk lining; 3½” x 4½”.

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