BROOCH, Hair
H1988.206
Oval shaped gold brooch with a pin clasp at the back. There is a safety chain and pin attached to the brooch - it was fitted by Caris Brothers in about the 1940s. The background of the brooch is blue-white glass and it contains a Prince of Wales feather of human hair in the centre. The hair is blond. Around the edges are decorative embellishments.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
Accession Number: | H1988.206 |
---|---|
Accession Date: | 14 Apr 1988 |
Material
Hair/Hair | human hair, glass, gilt metal |
---|
Hair |
---|
Glass |
---|
Metal |
---|
Glass/Glass |
---|
Metal/Metal |
---|
Measurement
length | 32mm |
---|
width | 40mm |
---|
The WA Museum is in the process of digitising its collections. This record may not have been reviewed by curatorial staff and may be inaccurate or incomplete. Research departments are continually working on these collections by adding new objects and reviewing existing content when new information is made available.
Enquiries can be emailed to reception@museum.wa.gov.au
Cite this page
Western Australian Museum Collections https://museum.wa.gov.au/online-collections/content/H1988.206
Accessed 14 Aug 2024
Rights
We support the open release of data and information about our collections.
Text content on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Image content on this page is copyright WA Museum.