Victorian Mourning Hair Jewelry Brooch

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Description

Victorian Hair Mourning Jewelry Brooch, with gold back and pin, inscribed for S P Snow. Outer ring of finely braided brunette hair between four gold loops, the glazed oval panel containing braided fair hair. 
Circa 1860.

4.5 x 4 x 1.5 cms

Weight: 11.5 grams

Condition: losses to braiding of exterior ring, roughly .3-.5 cms near a gold ring. Light wear and scratches to back pin.

Provenance: Monterey History and Art Association.