Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s word making came just slightly different in each

just slightly different in each frame

with general wear and one break in the sinew

) I have not taken it out of the frame but it appears that it would be easy to reframe if desired

but much rarer to find a cat--this one German

or instead

Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s word making came just slightly different in eachThis came from a small collection of hair locks and wreaths dating to the 1860s all stitched to, or tucked into, bits of paper annotated with names and notes. I considered listing them as a collection, but realized much of what I find beautiful about these is their specificity and singularity (color, composition, etc.) and so have treated them as individual drawings of sorts and so, truly, what a beautiful drawing! Two hair samples here, the lower one