Accession Number

993.001.001a-b

Alternate Name

hair receiver

Description

a. the jar, clear glass cut in a diamond pattern around the straight sides, the top indented to fit the silver lid;  b. the detachable silver lid with a circular opening in its centre, the hallmarks denotaing the Birmingham, England manufacture on its side include an anchor, a lion, the lower-case date letter "r" for 1916, and the maker's mark "AJP & Co.Ltd."

Narrative

Hair receivers were made so that women could save the hair they removed from their brushes. The hair was later used to make jewellry such as broaches and earrings and artistic arrangements that could be displayed in shadow-box frames. An example of a large hair wreath can be seen in 984.80.1a-b.

History of Use

This hair received first belonged to the donor's grandmother, who used it in England.

Date

1916

Dimensions

7 x 7 cm

Material

Glass, crystal; Metal, silver

Technique

Cut; Tooled

Country of Origin

United Kingdom