Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics

Category Unique Collections, Relics and Reliquaries, Repositories of Knowledge

Image of Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US | One of the "fancy craft" Victorian hair wreaths in the collection of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. Photo by Noel Black.

One of the "fancy craft" Victorian hair wreaths in the collection of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. Photo by Noel Black.

Image of Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US | One of the "fancy craft" Victorian hair wreaths in the collection of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. Photo by Noel Black. Image of Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US | Detail of one of the Victorian "fancy craft" hair wreaths in the collection of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.

The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum has a small, but excellent, collection of Victorian "fancy craft" hair wreaths and historical relics such as the alleged first jawbone ever used to identify a murder victim by her dental records. The wreaths are incredibly elaborate and it's not immediately obvious that they're made of actual human hair.

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  • Hours Tues.-Sat.: 10-4 (Note: The Museum will be closed the week of Thanksgiving, city recognized holidays, and Tuesdays following Monday holidays.)
  • Website Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
  • Address 215 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, United States
Sources
  • David Ryan, Registrar at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
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