Antique Georgian to Victorian Large Hair Art Mourning Pendant, Locket, Seed Pearls print frame and Matt are all

frame and Matt are all in excellent condition

Were one's monogram "R B B"

and were handed to guests to protect their faces from the ravages of a direct open large fireplace in the effort to warm a guest but not melt their wax-based makeup

Always an item someone would ask about

Antique Georgian to Victorian Large Hair Art Mourning Pendant, Locket, Seed Pearls print frame and Matt are allThis is more an English style c. 1810 1830s mourning icon, nearly pristine but for the dislodging of some of the very tiny seed pearls which once spelled out the monogram of the loved one mourned within. Some remain, and they are super tiny, from . 5mm to 1mm. Worked on a superb plaiting of chestnut hair, not a gray among them so it was a young person, well under 30. The oyster shaped form is typical of this type, as is the blue glass heavy mat on the