Antique Victorian Hair Mourning Jewelry Pin Brooch

Description

Antique Victorian Hair Mourning Jewelry Pin Brooch, 1-1/4" x 1-1/4",  purchased at an estate sale, see photos. Hairwork, or jewelry made of human hair, has appeared throughout the history of craft work, particularly those made to be used for private worship or mourning. From the Middle Ages through the early twentieth century, memorial hair jewelry remained common. Hair, considered to be a remnant off the person it was cut from, also has often played a part in myths and legends; in a Swedish book of proverbs, one can read that “rings and bracelets of hair increase love”
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