Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s gift for child a good thickness of the

a good thickness of the bone layer in relation to the ebony

" which help to date it to right about then

No front latch

Horatius on reverse

so am not entirely certain the date on this one

Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s gift for child a good thickness of theThis came from a small collection of hair locks and wreaths dating to the 1860s all stitched to, or tucked into, bits of paper annotated with names and notes. I considered listing them as a collection, but realized much of what I find beautiful about these is their specificity and singularity (color, composition, etc.) and so have treated them as individual drawings of sorts and so, truly, what a beautiful drawing! Two hair samples here, the lower one