Unidentified photographer 1860 (ca) Sentimental (or mourning) hair bracelet with an ambrotype of a bearded gentleman
Photographic jewelry Swann Galleries - New York Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Oct 19, 2010, #2226, Lot 74)
Slightly smaller than a sixteenth-plate, in a swivel setting with woven hair on the flip side; framed in an electroplated gold or brass vine and leaf design hinged by connectors, each showing delicate filigree work; the band comprised of 4 ropes consisting of finely braided strands of hair, slightly unraveled at bottom center.
