Bidspirit auction | Framed Victorian Hairwork Mourning Art

Framed Victorian Hairwork Mourning Art - Width: 12 inches. A Victorian-era mixed-media mourning arrangement featuring a floral bouquet constructed from woven, coiled, and looped human hair. The three-dimensional work is composed of various textures including wire-wrapped stems, feathered fronds, and tightly coiled floral elements. Several small paper labels with handwritten numerals 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are pinned to specific hair components. The arrangement is mounted to a light-colored woven fabric support. The work is housed within a deep shadowbox frame featuring an inner gilt-plaster beaded liner and an outer wood frame decorated with elaborate straw-work or wood marquetry in geometric chevron and zig-zag patterns. The verso is enclosed with a wooden panel over a black board insert and a twisted wire hanging mechanism. 5 inches.