Unusual Victorian Hair Mourning Buttons utilitarian sign determination

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complete with 48 cards

and how the cover of her magazine reads like an abstract painting

I think this Czechoslovakian Art Deco vase is simply lovely and also compelling—it feels a little bit Asian

Unusual Victorian Hair Mourning Buttons utilitarian sign determinationI've never seen the likes of these, which I believe are Victorian mourning buttons, made with blonde hair encased in finely wrapped and knotted blue cord and thread, silk I believe. One presumes these were made to be sewn to a garment perhaps like toggles on a shawl or coat but I'm not entirely sure. Whatever the case, quite unusual as far as I know, and feeling like literal capsules of another time (and specific person!), which could easily be strung