Antique French Hair Art Mourning Icon, 7.75" Bombe Style Frame, Tomb with "A Ma Femme" inscription Shadowbox Cushions are separate and simple

Cushions are separate and simple to 'fluff' up into full 6-7" depth

I can find a fine tight hairline to a rear panel of the body

I have a dream of one day sewing up all of mine into pairs of Victorian slippers and lining the interior of a vitrine with nothing but those gorgeous old beadwork and needlepoint shoes

Charming oil painting on thick pressed card

Antique French Hair Art Mourning Icon, 7.75" Bombe Style Frame, Tomb with "A Ma Femme" inscription Shadowbox Cushions are separate and simpleLovely antique French Napoleon III era hair art mourning icon or memento, displayed in an oval ebonized wood bombe style frame and featuring curled locks of hair and tomb with A Ma Femme inscrition, hair foliage surroundings and hand painted accents! The Napoleon III era (1852 1870) in France was a time rich in both artistic expression and complex cultural practices, including the unique art of hairwork. This "hair art" form, which evolved