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Nom de l'objet : locket
Catégorie de l'objet : personal artifacts
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : adornment
Matériaux : metal
paper
hair
plastic
Numéro de catalogue : 103.01.0164 a,b
Culture : American
Contexte culturel : households
adornment
Date de début de production : 18800000
Date de fin de production : 19100000
Description : Two flat, round, gold lockets, hinged at bottom to open, with loose ring through soldered ring at top. (a) plain, small thumbnail slot near top to open. Inside of locket recessed place, one side contains lock of yellow white hair under celluloid. Celluloid missing from other side. (b) photo on front,gold filled, with cast wreath around hand tinted photo of a street in "West Port, Newburgh" covered with celluloid. Inside recessed with rings as above, each side holding another photo scene identified as "Lindrores, Newburgh" and "The Schools, Newburgh". Inner rings of copper back cast with scrolled feather design flowing around one side. Large hinge on bottom. Lip around one frame inside, fits into recess on other side to latch when closed.
Hauteur : 3.4
Largeur : .4
Nombre d'objets : 2
Établissement : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies  Facebook-Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies  Twitter-Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies  YouTube-Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Ville de l'établissement : Banff
Province de l'établissement : Alberta

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