75/4704 [Hair art]. (Mourning memento for "M.T.E."). Preserved hair in ornamental curls, sm. leafy twigs and "M.T.E." mounted on glass, ±1850, 20x17 cm. (total size), w. a sm. photogr. portrait of a boy in the centre (2,5x2,2 cm.), in oval wooden frame.

- Small piece of hair near lower edge came loose.

= These hair art pieces were popular in France in the early 19th century when photography was costly. This item would have been a keepsake intended to exist throughout a lifetime, to commemorate a loved one. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXVII.