sentimental jewelry

Miniatures painted in sepia are another perplexing form of sentimental jewelry. There is a great deal of disagreement over what exactly a s...

“Drawing from his bosom a locket, which was attached to a slight steel chain, he opened it and showed me a tress of golden hair. “In this cu...

The revival of hairwork jewelry in the 1980-90s has revealed that the equipment and basic patterns for table work hair braiding are identica...

Hairwork was not limited to jewelry. In the nineteenth century, human hair was added to just about every object suited to receive it, and s...

Larger, upwards of fifteen centimeters, hairwork plaques were also produced in the nineteenth century as cabinet pieces. The plaque below h...

My wife, Frances, and I are back from our vacation in the California wine country. Frances is a Ph.D. candidate in cultural anthropology, a...

Please note: I will be out of town until August 16th and unable to answer email until I return. Meanwhile, enjoy this marble obelisk housing...

Large Georgian Watchkey with double sided hairwork compartments. The watch key is hinged above and below the hairwork compartments. Scale...

Collection of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Edwardian stickpins, look for these added to the “For Sale” post, scale in centimeters. Gilt metal ...

The best part of traveling to Europe is hanging out in cafes and museums and shopping for sentimental jewelry. In the Victoria and Albert M...

This is one of my favorite pieces of sentimental jewelry from my personal collection. The temple of love constructed entirely from human ha...