ANTIQUE CIVIL WAR ERA WOVEN REAL HAIR MOURNING WATCH CHAIN W FOB 15K Gold

This lovely Victorian watch fob chain is tightly woven out of rich brown hair that includes both twists and straight patterns. With hardly a hair out of place the beauty of the weave is captivating.

It measures 3/8 inches wide and 12 inches long and is complete with a swivel hook to hang the pocket watch, a T bar for the buttonhole. The mounts have been acid tested to be 10K gold. The latch part, however, is brass.

Victorians often made jewelry pieces from human hair as personal mementos. Hair Jewelry either mourning or for remembrance was popular in the mid 1800s.

Photography was not readily available, portraits were expensive; so these treasures were made so one could carry a small part of your loved one with you.

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