Brooch
1800-1850 / Fabric / Glass / Jewellery / Metal / Ministers, Preachers & Associates / Object / Organic
Metal, glass, hair
Early 1800s
A small, handwritten note pinned to the felt with this small brooch explains that the brooch contains the hair of Mary Bosanquet Fletcher ('Mrs John Fletcher') of Madeley (1739-1815). Mary Bosanquet Fletcher was married to John Fletcher (1729-1785). She was a Methodist preacher, and one of the best-known women preachers of her time. By tradition, she persuaded John Wesley to allow women to preach in public.
See also the framed lock of her hair dating to 1814 in the Online Collection.
Early 1800s
A small, handwritten note pinned to the felt with this small brooch explains that the brooch contains the hair of Mary Bosanquet Fletcher ('Mrs John Fletcher') of Madeley (1739-1815). Mary Bosanquet Fletcher was married to John Fletcher (1729-1785). She was a Methodist preacher, and one of the best-known women preachers of her time. By tradition, she persuaded John Wesley to allow women to preach in public.
See also the framed lock of her hair dating to 1814 in the Online Collection.
