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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Hair Memento
Object Number
1976-14-1
Description
Paper-square with braided pretzel of hair (white or blonde) in center, in diamond form written in diagonal lines: "When hills and vallies intervene/Between thy friend and thee/Remember still remember her/Who will remember thee/From your friend/Cornelia E. Osborn/Litchfield/Connecticut/Oct 20 ...... 1832/When this you see/Remember me." On back: To Mrs. Barber/Huntington, Ct/Forget thee never! Cedar backing, old glass and frame of dark wood.
Date Made
October 20, 1832
Dimensions
3" square
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)