Love Entwined : : The Curious History of Hairwork in America / / Helen Sheumaker.

In the largely forgotten craft of hairwork, practiced widely in nineteenth-century America, the hair of loved ones-living and deceased-was woven into jewelry, wall decorations, and keepsakes. Rings, bracelets, lockets, and brooches were set with metalwork or ivory and painted with rich patterns. Poc...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011]
©2007
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.) :; 24 illus.
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