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Hair work

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A type of hair jewelry made of hair of a deceased person and woven or plaited into strands that were given a gold mount so as to be used as a bracelet, necklace or watch-chain. Such pieces were worn as a form of Victorian mourning jewelry.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson