Victorian Braided Hair Hearts Momento Mori chain necklace Signed (incised) on the bottom

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Victorian Braided Hair Hearts Momento Mori chain necklace Signed (incised) on the bottomI've been keeping a close eye out for Victorian braided hair momento, so was thrilled to find this delicate, unfussy example preserving several pieces together under glass, two of them carefully woven into hearts. Likely these were done as mourning braids, but I believe these were also made with hair of the living. It appears that the larger heart may have been made with two or three different locks, perhaps representing sisters, or mother and