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    Henning and Hobb family miniature portraits, including mourning portrait of Susan Henning Hobbs (1816-1835) (top), first wife of Edward Dorsey Hobbs. Painted in grisaille manner to indicate her death around the age 19. The family miniatures were later framed together. Other miniatures include: Edward Dorsey Hobbs (left-center) (son of Mary Ann Hobbs), Mary Ann Dorsey Hobbs (center), Susan Hobbs Luckett (right-center)(daughter of Marry Ann Hobbs), and Fanny Henning Speed (bottom) (see also 1935.14).
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    Miniature portrait of Caleb Bates. On the reverse is a photograph of his granddaughter, Florence Montgomery Durrett (1863-1869), who died at the age of 6.
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    Gold oval pendant with twitted edge decoration and two locks of hair. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
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    Oval gold pendant with two out rings, one engraved and one twisted gold, containing two locks of hair. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
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    Lyre shaped pendant made of hair and gold. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
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    Gold ring wrapped in braided hair with the inscription "T Z" on the inside. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
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    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.
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    Small necklace made of intricately braided blonde and brown hair with gold end caps attached to a gold clasp. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
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    Necklace of intricately braided blonde and brown hair with gold end caps attached to a hexagonal clasp with a loop attached for a pendant. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
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    Necklace of intricately woven blond and brown hair fastened with gold clasp. Acorn pendant also made of hair with a gold tip. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
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    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.
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    Braided brown hair rope inserted through gold hexagonal tube at throat, which originally held a pendant that has been lost. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
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    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.
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    Possibly contains the hair of George Wallace Alcorn who was a Confederate who was a Prisoner of War. Alcorn was a member of Morgan's Raiders captured in Ohio.
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    Oval shaped brooch with locks of hair woven in a flower design on both sides. Brooch was worn by Frances Ann Thruston Ballard (1826-1896) and contained the hair of 4 of her children who lived to maturity; Charles, Abby, S. Thruston and Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston .
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    Black cross with gold end caps and engraved gold center. Belonged to W.C.B, a female member of the Bayless Family.
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    Oval shaped brooch with a lock of hair from William Churchman Crawford (1823-1848) given to their mother Anna Maria Churchman (1792-1877) by his sister.
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    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).
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    Necklace made of brown hair woven to create beads. Between each bead has a thin gold ring between it. A metal cross pendant with engraved floral scrollwork is attached to a metal plate with an empty shield engraved on it.
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    Mourning Earrings and Pendant made of hair of Andrew Smith, possibly made before his death in 1859 for his wife. Andrew died in a train accident.
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