Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s word making came just slightly different in each

just slightly different in each frame

but it may be that its loss was original to the process of carving out thw cat

I am not certain if this is a portrait of Alt himself

All the while the full blooms are really lovely

) I have not taken it out of the frame but it appears that it would be easy to reframe if desired

Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s word making came just slightly different in eachThis came from a small collection of hair locks and wreaths dating to the 1860s all stitched to, or tucked into, bits of paper annotated with names and notes. I considered listing them as a collection, but realized much of what I find beautiful about these is their specificity and singularity (color, composition, etc.) and so have treated them as individual drawings of sorts and so, truly, what a beautiful drawing! Two hair samples here, the lower one