Victorian Mourning Jewelry

A Victorian Mourning Hair Brooch. Engraved Adam Fitch 1840. + T. Palmer 1884

A Victorian Mourning Hair Brooch. Engraved Adam Fitch 1840. + T. Palmer 1884
A Victorian Mourning Hair Brooch. Engraved Adam Fitch 1840. + T. Palmer 1884
A Victorian Mourning Hair Brooch. Engraved Adam Fitch 1840. + T. Palmer 1884
A Victorian Mourning Hair Brooch. Engraved Adam Fitch 1840. + T. Palmer 1884
A Victorian Mourning Hair Brooch. Engraved Adam Fitch 1840. + T. Palmer 1884
A Victorian Mourning Hair Brooch. Engraved Adam Fitch 1840. + T. Palmer 1884
A Victorian Mourning Hair Brooch. Engraved Adam Fitch 1840. + T. Palmer 1884

A Victorian Mourning Hair Brooch. Engraved Adam Fitch 1840. + T. Palmer 1884

Up for sale is a Victorian Mourning memorial hair brooch. The back of the brooch test 14k gold. The front test 10 k gold. The front has woven hair surrounded with "In Memory of" and black lacquer. The back side is engraved with two names.

Adam Fitch, died 14 August, 1840 aged 63. Also Theodore Palmer, died June 4th 1881 aged 59. Unfortunately the C clasp is missing. The barrel hinge works just fine. It measures 1 7/8 inch by 1 3/8th inch. It has a total weight of 21.1 grams. I have never seen two people on one piece. The photos are part of the description.
A Victorian Mourning Hair Brooch. Engraved Adam Fitch 1840. + T. Palmer 1884