Clay, Kenwood House (English Heritage) in Hampstead, London has a very large collection of this type of mourning jewelry.
It may be in your friend's interest to contac them. <A HREF="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/";>http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/</A> and search for Kenwood Liz In a message dated 07/12/2003 14:28:34 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I got a call the other day from a friend who has spent the > last decade or more restoring the "Old City Cemetery" and > establishing a small museum there. She wants my help in > solving the mysteries of "hairwork", a lace-like art which > was used to create jewelry in the 18th and 19th centuries > (and earlier...). Toward the end of the 19th century, this > jewelry was used almost exclusively as mourning jewelry, > with the hair being from a recently departed loved one. But > before that, it was a very popular form of "imtimate" > jewelry, exchanged between loved ones and kept as reminders > of them. When photography was invented, these momentos lost > favor, and were relegated to mourning pieces. > > <snipped> > > > Clay > > Clay Blackwell > Lynchburg, VA Regards Liz Beecher I'm <A HREF="http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee";>blogging</A> now - see what it's all about - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
