Rijksmuseum

Collier

Date

c. 1864

Medium

hair, gold (metal), plant material, glass

Culture

Amsterdam

Institution

Rijksmuseum

In the 19th century, jewellery fashioned of gold and human hair was highly valued for its personal character. A note accompanying this necklace states that the hair in it belonged to H.M.A.F. Teding van Berkhout-van Slingeland and to her youngest child, Ferdinand, who died in 1854. The family relied on the services of a leading professional hair worker.

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