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Object Name
Mourning Pin
Object Number
1929-01-10
Description
Hair mourning pin. Beaded gold oval with four clamps, holding a conforming oval ring of braided brown hair, one clamp wider holding back pin hinge.
Comment
Owned by Elizabeth (Thompson) Reeve, Mrs. Tapping Reeve, and holding the hair of her sister, Ann Thompson who died in July of 1800.
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
1800
Dimensions
3/4" x 5/8"
Materials
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Mourning Pin