| Description | Small cardboard box originally containing Buttermilk Complexion Soap. Labelled by hand "Hair chains and other treasures 1871". Contains two hair chains (jewellery chains made of human hair), one of which is a long loop, probably a necklace or bracelet, in an envelope labelled "Mama's Hair May 1st 1868", and the other is a shorter chain with brass findings, probably a watch-chain. Also in this box: a lock of hair in a sealed envelope labelled "Aunt Lizzie's Hair" [probably Elizabeth White, Karl Pearson's maternal aunt], two locks of hair in an envelope labelled "Amy's Hair / 1866 / 1869" [probably Amy Pearson, Karl Pearson's sister], assorted pressed flowers in envelopes, samples of embroidery, poetry, two carte-de-visite photographs of Fanny Pearson [Karl Pearson's mother], a map showing the streets around St Paul's Churchyard with names of businesses marked, a small pocketbook with ivory covers, a miniature book of psalms and an assortment of small trinkets. |