Antique Victorian Mourning Hair Wreath

Item Details

An antique Victorian mourning hair wreath. During the Victorian era, it was common for family members to have a wreath or jewelry created using their deceased loved ones’ hair. This wreath features many different colors of hair, either from different stages of life for one person or from multiple people. This impressive wreath is mounted in a shadowbox with a shimmering, silky background and a silver-toned finish, presented behind glass with a hanging wire present to verso.

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Condition

- to fair. Accretion built up behind glass along the bottom of the shadowbox.

Dimensions

Item #

17CIN188-114