Browse Items (22 total)
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Hair Cufflinks
Pair of cufflinks made of hair and gold. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry. -
Hair Brooch or Pendant
Gold oval pendant with twitted edge decoration and two locks of hair. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry. -
Hair Brooch or Pendant
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. -
Hair Brooch
Lyre shaped pendant made of hair and gold. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry. -
Hair ring
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. -
Hair Bracelet
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. -
Hair Necklace
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. -
Hair Necklace
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. -
Hair Necklace
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. -
Hair Bracelet
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. -
Hair Necklace
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. -
Hair Bracelet
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. -
Hair Brooch
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. -
Hair Brooch
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 . -
Mourning Brooch with Hair
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. -
Mourning Necklace
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. -
Mourning Earrings and Pendant
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. -
Mourning Brooch with Hair
Worn by Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Hord Ingram (1832-1893), grandmother of Selena Pope Ingram McKinley who inherited the brooch. -
Mourning Brooch with Hair
Brooch with black enamel and gold lettering "In Memory of". Gold decorative rim surrounding glass that contains brown braid. Initials "UOB" on the back. Belonged to Urath "Urith" Owings Brown (1791-1854) and then Sarah Lawrence Brown Pope (1810-1884). -
Mourning Brooch with Hair
Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.