Hair lockets victorian

antique locket of hair

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antique silver locket, opened to reveal lock of hair

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Victorian Mourning Locket

mourning locket with hair

This piece of jewelry is as fascinating today as when it was made in the late 1800s. Intricate braiding and weaving of human hair became fashionable in the mid to late 1800s -the Victorian era. The watch chain shows that jewelry pieces were not made just for women. Endearments of love, hair weaving became a common parlor activity along with crocheting and knitting in Victorian times. It was common for mothers to have a brooch containing the hair of their children . Have you ever wondered why…

Antique Hair Locket Brooch Mourning Jewelry by EmbellissezLaReine, $100.00

Regency Locket for a Lock of Hair

Basket Woven Hair in a Pendant | Mementos Entwined

Gold Plated Victorian Shell Shaped Novelty Mourning Locket which opens to reveal woven hair. With Gold Victorian chain. Source - eBay

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