Hair That Remembers

Let's protect children from the priest's claws!

Princess Eudoxia Augusta Philippine Clementine Maria of Bulgaria and Princess Nadezhda Klementine Maria Pia Majella of Bulgaria, later Duchess Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg in folklore costume

Description

This bracelet is composed of three braids of elaborate tableworked human hair set in a hinged gold clasp. The clasp is constructed from three hollow rectangles of gold decorated on the exterior and connected with tube hinges. The outermost pair of rectangles show a diamond interlaced with an “X”-shaped ribbon against a rough, patinaed background. The central rectangle shows a scrolled cartouche worked with the inscription “AW to MW” in gothic script. The bracelet closes with a tongue and groove clasp. The interior bears a date inscription.

Date 

1864 

Descriptive Terms

bracelets (jewelry) human hair gold (metal) human hair

Inscription

Antique Victorian Sentimental Hairwork Necklace from WitchyVintageFinds

Originally a watch fob chain, this beautiful Victorian sentimental piece is wearable as a necklace with a total length of 19". The fob pendant is double sided and features photographs of two children who appear to be siblings, a boy and a girl both with the same stern expression and set of the mouth. I’m uncertain if this was a sentimental piece worn by a loving parent, or if it is more tragically a mourning piece for these two little ones.

Portrait of Aglaé-Constance Boudard in red velvet dress