Description
Beautiful memorial tribute of floral design framed by a sheaf of wheat made of human hair. Dated 1903 and housed in a beautiful oval wooden frame with convex glass.
Memento Mori Originally a medieval phrase meaning “remember you will die”. This philosophy stepped aside from the romanticism of death replacing sentimentality with the simple belief that death is inevitable.
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.
7 inches tall
