7759

Box, shadow

1865 Approximate

Woven Hair Wreath from Dunn and Beck Families. Material: wood, hair, paper. Size: 12" W. x 14" L. x 5 1/2" D. Description: various colored hair woven into an intricate floral design and formed into a semi-circle and mounted in paper lined box; a dark wooden frame over an inset shadow box.

Made of hair from the Lenertz Dunn and Beck Families in about 1865. Hair wreaths were made by saving hair from a hair brush which was then stored in the hair saver box of a dresser set.