Description
Gorgeous untested gold ring beautiful design, face features a window housing Victorian braided human hair, this is surrounded by pearls. The embossing inside reads ‘Matilda Bosworth died 26 Feb1816 Aged 14’. Outstanding memento mori ring!
Hair art originated in 17th Century England to mourn and commemorate the dead. During the Victorian era the sentimentality of hair art surged in popularity. The Victorians had become obsessed with immortality and preserving the memory of the deceased. Hair was a perfect medium as it never decayed. Thus, hair jewellery and art immortalized the deceased forever, providing a romantic and intimate portrait of life, not death.
