Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s gift for child No front latch

No front latch

and surely our guy made it safely to ground

while a whimsy with pencil drawn bricks sits atop it and a fluttering flag

3 7/16" t x 2 3/16" w x 1 3/16 d

Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s gift for child No front latchThis came from a small collection of hair locks and wreaths dating to the 1860s all stitched to, or tucked into, bits of paper annotated with names and notes. I considered listing them as a collection, but realized much of what I find beautiful about these is their specificity and singularity (color, composition, etc.) and so have treated them as individual drawings of sorts and so, truly, what a beautiful drawing! Two hair samples here, the lower one