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LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH HAIR WORK PIECE | 19th century, French hair, Piecings
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LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH HAIR WORK PIECE

CELEBRATING THE 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF "MONSIEUR ET MADAME AMABLE HERBERT". THE PIECE IS IN THE FORM OF A HARP AND INCLUDES THE YEAR AND MONTH OF THEIR WEDDING AND THE 1894 ANNIVERSARY. ADDITIONALLY, IT HAS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THEIR HOMESTEAD, AS WELL AS TINY BANNERS WITH THE NAMES OF WHAT WAS LIKELY THE COUPLE'S CHILDREN ALONG WITH HAIR OF DIFFERENT COLORS FORMED INTO FLOWERS. THE PIECE IS COMPRISED NOT ONLY OF HAIR, BUT TINY PAPER DOVES, FEATHERS, AND GOLD GILT BULLION TRIM. IT READS…
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