Mourning bracelet

Jewellery

Inventory number
2022.6.23.3.JW.BR.C1840.FR
Description
Mourning bracelet featuring a brass buckle decorated with pinchbeck and a small oval portrait in the middle with a push-in clasp fitted to a band made up of fine brown hair which has been intricately woven into tight plaits to create the elastic band that can stretch to fit the wrist.
Materials
Brass
Pinchbeck
Hair
Origin
circa 1840 France
Dimensions
Length : 21.5 cm
Height : 4.5 cm