Commemorative
Object number79.20
Made by
Cecelia Mayer Schorr
Datec. 1881
MediumHair, silk, glass, wood, paper, wax(?)
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRectangular, deep box with glass top and molded frame. Silk lined with hairwork floral shapes made of different colored hair, surrounding two wax clasped hands.Dimensions17.25 x 21.625 x 5.625 in. (43.8 x 54.9 x 14.3 cm)Historical NotesHair wreath made by Cecelia Mayer Schorr for her hope chest when she was sixteen in 1881. Cecelia was the 11th child of Catherine Decker Mayer and Casper Peter Mayer. According to a family member, the two wax hands are possibly from a wedding cake decoration.
Related person
Catherine Decker Mayer
(born 1829)
Related person
Casper P. Mayer
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1875-1899
1860
1937
1934
