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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| 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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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Prologue
- Chapter 1. That Curious Art
- Chapter 2. An Article of Commerce
- Chapter 3. The Gem That Binds
- Chapter 4. Made to Order
- Chapter 5. Fancies of the Heart
- Chapter 6. A Man's Precious Talisman
- Chapter 7. The Only Manufacturer Remaining
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgments