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Mourning Brooch with Hair

Item

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Title

Mourning Brooch with Hair

Description

Mourning brooch containing the hair of the Miller-Bohannan-Bullitt families. Belonged to Emily Miller Bohannan after 1836; from Thomas Bohannan. Might be for one of the seven children she lost.

Creator

Unknown

Source

The Filson Historical Society Museum Collection

Date

1836-1890

Format

brooches

Identifier

1962.3.4

Collection

Mourning Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Mourning Brooch with Hair,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 5, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/1370.

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