Three 19th Century French Memento Mori Hair Art Mourning Souvenirs in Oval Frames

Date: 19th Century
PRICE: SOLD
Dimensions: H 37cm W 25cm D 60cm
Shipping: $60

Three French Memento-Mori hair mourning souvenirs with decorative 3-dimensional shapes from hair of a deceased loved one in oval black and metal frames with convex glass.

These museum pieces, or collectors items where made in the 19th century at the request of a widow or a widower.

Made out of blackened wood frames, convex glass, hair, paper and metal

Dimensions;

Large: height 21cm, width 17,5cm
Medium: height 16cm, width 13,5cm
Small: height 12cm, width 10cm

The smallest one reads handwritten on the back: Souvenir de 'Veuve" Rourier Michel Décèdé à Brinay 12. janvier 1899

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