Unknown Artist
Untitled (Case with portraits of a man and woman and hair ornaments)
1870
Intimate Victorian mourning jewelry combining photography and hair work, this elaborate case demonstrates the 19th-century's complex relationship with death, memory, and material commemoration of loved ones.
- Medium
- Photographs: photographs on enamel, framed in copper alloy metal frames; hair lockets: hair with pen and black and ink on cream-colored backing; case: leather with metal push-clasp and velvet-lined interior
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