75/4774 [Hair art]. (Mourning memento for "C.C."). Preserved hair in sm. curl ornaments w. surrounding floral ornaments mounted on glass, ±1850, 14,5x13 cm. (total size), w. "C.C." and sm. ornamental lines/ dots in pen and gold ink, w. a sm. oval photogr. portrait of a girl in the centre (3,5x2,5 cm.), w. a paper label "Charleux B'té. Bijoutier & dessinateur en cheveux" on verso, in oval wooden frame.

= These hair art pieces were popular in France in the early 19th century when photography was costly. This item would have been a keepsake intended to exist throughout a lifetime, to commemorate a loved one.