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Bullitt Family Mourning Bracelet

Item

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Title

Bullitt Family Mourning Bracelet

Description

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.

Creator

Unknown

Source

The Filson Historical Society Museum Collection

Identifier

1979.15.2

Collection

Mourning Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Bullitt Family Mourning Bracelet,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 28, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/1377.

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