If you found a collection of human hair inside an antique book, would you be freaked out? Or would you shrug it off as another cool discovery? Your answer likely depends on how familiar you are with ...
“I have a Victorian hair keeper that a very good friend gave me as a gift. It’s a little drum-shaped box, maybe five inches in diameter, and there’s a tiny hole in the top. After you comb your hair, ...
From the archives of London’s V&A Museum, a selection of items that were used by Victorian-era mourners to remember and pa ...
Working with human hair to create bracelets, watch fobs and wall displays was a popular form of art practiced by women during the Victorian era. Strands of hair from individuals alive or deceased were ...
Along with the Roman goddess of marriage, Juno, Valentine’s Day honors the Christian martyr St. Valentine. Persecuted by the Roman Emperor in A.D. 273, St. Valentine enjoys a legacy that has been ...
With values in the $1,000 to $5,000 range, framed Victorian hair pictures grew from loving pictures to fine memorials. Photo provided Valentine’s Day falls on Feb. 14, and along with the Roman Goddess ...
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Appraisal: Victorian Ornamental Hair Tree, ca. 1880, from Albuquerque. Watch Matthew C. Quinn's appraisal of a Victorian ornamental hair tree, ca. 1880, in Albuquerque.
Lindsay Evans holds a framed hair wreath in Leila's Hair Museum in Independence, Missouri. When the museum’s founder, Evans' grandmother, died last fall, she left behind a massive collection of human ...