Victorian Smaller Gold Gilt "Tear Catcher" Throwaway Scent Bottle Hairwork Dangling from the center is

Dangling from the center is a wonderful gold-filled watch key with a turquoise glass end cap

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Ribbons have been replaced

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both of these are no more

Victorian Smaller Gold Gilt "Tear Catcher" Throwaway Scent Bottle Hairwork Dangling from the center isA heartbreaking and romantic tool utilized during the mourning period? Or just some really beautiful garbage? We'll let you decide! Victorians were famously known for their in depth mourning practices from stopping clocks at the time of death to wearing all black for an extended period of time and fashioning a lock of the deceased's hair into jewelry or memorial art. However, some mourning rituals were, unfortunately, more fiction than fact. The use