From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Objects Collection
Hair Wreath
Horseshoe shaped hair wreath a memorial to Bethany Oakes Salisbury (according to Thomas Vining's work "Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and Mount Desert Island Bethany E. Salisbury died 18 July 1886 aged 71 years, 8 months and 13 days and was the wife of Nathan Salisbury. The Oakes name may have been her maiden name and the "E." her maiden middle name initial), wife of Nathan Salisbury. Oval frame. Hair woven, tatted and braided in different colors. Small beads woven into design.
Details
Original donation card
circa 1850
4" d 19.5" l 17.5" w
MDIHS: Sound School House Archive Storage, On wall
12/23/1997
07/31/2012
Hair Wreath; Hair Wreath; Horseshoe shaped hair wreath a memorial to Bethany Oakes Salisbury wife of Nathan Salisbury. Picture of Salisbury in center of elaborate wreath. Small holes in back of frame hold wreath in frame. Hair woven, tatted and braided in different colors. Small beads woven into design.
09/19/2024
