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Show Notes
In the 19th century, grieving was a major aspect of Victorian society. Mourning jewelry and relics made from the hair of the deceased were an essential expression of these rituals and customs.
- Lincoln Ring - Gallery Item Display (Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service)
- Victorian mourning etiquette
- A Road Trip Made Out of Human Hair – The Five Best Places to See Art Made From Dead People's Hair
- Hair Wreath- Sauk County Historical Society
- Early 19th Century Style Represented in a Mourning Ring - Art of Mourning
- The Millicent Library — Hair Wreath
- General Access: Hair Jewelry and Godey’s Lady’s Book - Dilettante Army
- Mental Floss: Abraham Lincoln Hair Sculpture
- Minnesota History Collections: Hair Art
- Inside the Conservator's Studio: Conservation of Victorian Hair Art
- Jenine Shereos Modern Hair Art
- The Mutter Museum: Woven Strands Exhibition
- The Dead Still Among Us: Victorian Secular Relics, Hair Jewelry, and Death Culture
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