Not currently on display at the V&A

Necklace

1850s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Necklace in dark brown hair, very narrow, variations in fancy braiding used to create design of intertwining loops at regular intervials. Hair-wound beads used to conceal joins.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
braided hair
Brief description
Necklace made from hair
Physical description
Necklace in dark brown hair, very narrow, variations in fancy braiding used to create design of intertwining loops at regular intervials. Hair-wound beads used to conceal joins.
Collection
Accession number
T.8-1923

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Record createdSeptember 21, 2007
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