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This circular brooch is set with pale-colored human hair under glass. The center is surrounded by a border of seed pearls set in a gold mount.
pins (jewelry)
brooches
mourning jewelry
glass (material)
gold (metal)
human hair
pearl (animal material)
Brooch
"I J / to / S M / 1797" (Engraved)
1325
Unknown
5/16 (D), 3/4 (diameter) (inches)
1971.338
For more information on hair jewelry see Bell, C. Jeanenne, "Collector's Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewelry," (1998); Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," v. 2 (1991): 680-698; Campbell, Mark, "The Art of Hair Work: Hair Braiding and Jewelry of Sentiment with Catalog of Hair Jewelry," Eds. Jules & Kaethe Kliot (facsimile of 1875 printing, 1996); Dawes, Ginny Reddington & Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 139-143; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 98-107, 214-219. For more information on mourning jewelry see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," v. 2 (1991): 657-710; Deutsch, Davida Tenebaum, "Jewelry for mourning, love, and fancy, 1770-1830," "The Magazine Antiques" (April 1999): 566-575; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 23-31.
Title Mourning Ring Accession Number 1971.332
Title Mourning Ring Accession Number 1971.333
Title Mourning Brooch Accession Number 1971.334
Title Mourning Brooch Accession Number 1971.338
Title Mourning Ring Accession Number 1971.339
Title Mourning Ring Accession Number 1971.340
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