hair jewellery

hair jewellery is a mourning jewellery or hairwork.

Also recorded as hairwork jewellery; hair jewelry; hairwork jewelry.

Overview

Catalogue entries for jewellery state metal, stone weights, hallmarks and any accompanying report. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

type of jewelry crafted from human hair, widely practiced in Europe and North America during the 19th century

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Hairwork”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q145013: hair jewellery
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