Skip to main content
The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects

Browse Items (6 total)

  • Mourning Bracelet made of twisted gold wire, copper pearl, and hair of Alexander Scott Bullitt (1761-1816). Less than 2" in diameter. Inscribed "ASB". Bracelets in memory of Alexander Scott Bullitt and his wife Pricilla Christian Bullitt, who settled 1200 acres known as Oxmoor, in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
  • Mourning Bracelet made of twisted gold wire, copper pearl, and hair of Priscillia Christian Bullitt (1770-1806). Less than 2" in diameter. Inscribed "PCB". Bracelets in memory of Alexander Scott Bullitt and his wife Pricilla Christian Bullitt, who settled 1200 acres known as Oxmoor, in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
  • Bracelet made of woven hair with a an oval pendant with petals and blond braided hair in the center and two gold clasps holding the pendant.
  • Braided brown hair tube that is expandable, attached to an octagonal gold fastener, which originally held a pendant or charm. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Bracelet made of woven hair with a gold clasp of two embracing hands. Most likely received as a token of friendship or love. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Imitation jet bracelet made of polished rectangles strung on two elastic cords. Back of the rectangle pieces are carved to fit around the wrist more comfortably. Belonged to Frances Ann Thruston Ballard (1826-1896). She wore them every day later in life, possibly to mourn the death of her husband Andrew Jackson Ballard (1815–1885).
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2