Rare Late 19th-Century Hair Reliquary with memento mori skull

Late 19th-Century Hair Reliquary
Antique late 19th-century mourning hair reliquary, featuring a delicate arrangement of woven human hair and dried flowers beneath glass.
At the centre of the floral composition is a small skull-shaped motif, giving the piece a subtle memento mori character.
Set in its original black wooden frame with a gilt-metal mount. An unusual and evocative example of Victorian mourning art.
Height: 14 cm.