Woven Mourning Ring

An ever so delicate Victorian era hair and gold mourning ring done in a peculiar style.

The ring itself is made of woven human hair, the fact that hair was chosen and then woven into a circle is not uncommon. That was the norm in the time before home photography. When you wanted to grieve or mourn the loss of a loved one, but didn't have a painting or photo, you'd use a piece of hair in an article of jewelry. 

Most commonly in pendants and lockets, but also seen in rings and earrings, there was a vast array of styles of mourning jewelry spanning from the Georgian period through the Victorian era. 

Rings with hair often had small compartments at the top holding a small lock of hair, or had it wrapped or woven around a metal band, sometimes with engraving or enameling. 

This piece is mostly hair, only a small portion at the top is metal, just enough space to secure the hair within, and to engrave a few initials on top while still having some design and character.

Engraved "MP" and weighing under a half gram, and not hallmarked it tested around 10-12K gold and is great piece of memento mori collectibility. Although extremely delicate, it is quite wearable and still in amazing shape for how old it is. 

Please refer to the dimensions below.

Specifications:

Manufacturer: Unkown

Era: Victorian

Size: US Size 9/10

Metal: 10-12 Karat Yellow Gold, Tested

Weight: .47g

Hallmarks: N/A, Engraved "MP"