What's It Wednesday: Answer Week 3 – August 9
Did you see our “What’s it Wednesday” post on Facebook? We
asked what this ceramic vessel could be.
As a reminder the object is a small whiteware dish with a
lid. The lid is decorated with decals and gilding and has a hole at the top.
The base is undecorated. The entire vessel can be held in one hand.
This object is a hair collector. Back in the day people
valued locks of hair and would give them away as tokens of love or memory. By
using a vessel like this you could keep the hair you clip in dainty ringlets,
ready to be put in a locket or be woven into a hair wreath.
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