Hair and ribbon friendship album with fabric cover

Collection — Box: BW-5

Identifier: MS-0765

Staff Only

Content Description

Rewritten from dealer description:

This item is an album with an applied fabric cover and hand-stitched fabric border. It includes thirty-six works of art constructed with paper, ribbons, and hair. Each work is captioned with the individual's name and a brief sentiment. The artwork includes a heart with plaited eternal braid, a ribbon at the base and a multilayered miniature flower at center. Also included are hair bundles woven with yarn and another with a bit of netting backing a lock with applied verse. There is hair from a seventy year old man, and various plaits and loops of hair. Thirty-two of the items were created between 1867-1874, and the last four are from 1897. The album measures 18 x 27 cm when closed.

Dates

Creation: 1867 - 1874
Creation: 1897

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information. Collection is open for use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

There is currently no biographical information on the creator.

Extent

.167 Cubic Feet (1 legal size folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This is an album with an applied fabric cover and hand-stitched fabric border. It includes thirty-six works of art constructed with paper, ribbons and hair. Thirty-two of the items were created between 1867-1874, and the last four are from 1897. There is currently no biographical information on the creator.