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Description

The listing, Vintage Antique German Hair Holder Victorian Era has ended.

This is a Victoria Era Hair Holder. Ladies during that time would put the hair from their brush into this bowl and keep. Lots of crafts were made with hair back during that time. This is marked Germany on the bottom and looks like a date or a number which I cannot read. The flowers are hand painted and the accompanying plate it sits on all are in excellent condition. Do not see any cuts, chips or cracks at all.

I have a hair pin holder from that same era listed and the two really look nice together. Don't know if they were meant to go together but look like they might have.

This set measures 2" tall by 10" wide in circumference around the bowl. The plate measures 5 7/8". I don't see any marking on the bottom of the plate.

You could use for cotton balls.

Questions & Comments

This is really neat. I LOVE Victorian antiques! Thanks for listing it.

Nov 1st, 2011 at 6:46:08 PM PDT by

Thanks. It is very interesting piece.

Nov 2nd, 2011 at 4:04:01 AM PDT by

Wow---
pretty neat---
thanks for explaining---
i'm a licensed cosmetologist (amoung other things-lol)
would love to have---
f & w

Nov 2nd, 2011 at 12:27:36 AM PDT by

Yes, they did some very unusual things back in that timeframe.

Nov 2nd, 2011 at 4:03:17 AM PDT by

great auction! i google image searched "victorian human hair crafts" amazing beautiful stuff and awesome information to learn! thanks so much fanned & watching, +1's for everyone! :)

Nov 4th, 2011 at 10:10:15 PM PDT by

Thanks for all the exchange about the Victorian hair craft. Nice to hear others are interested in "bizarre-but-interesting" crafts like this one. Thanks for listing this.

Nov 6th, 2011 at 5:53:51 AM PST by

thanks for your interest.

Nov 6th, 2011 at 12:53:39 PM PST by

Love, love, love this! I collect antique german plates and would love to have this in my collection! Fanned and bidding!!

Nov 6th, 2011 at 8:49:06 AM PST by

thank you and best of luck. Fanned you as well.

Nov 6th, 2011 at 12:52:06 PM PST by

Many things were made of human hair and also, Hair, nail parings etc, were commonly kept and burned .. for fear of being hexed with it.. silly but its what they thought

Nov 6th, 2011 at 8:44:17 PM PST by

Yes that era was a very supernatural era, all the way into the early 1900's, they were experimenting with spirits and there was a lot of paranormal activity as well. Interesting era.

Nov 7th, 2011 at 3:33:23 AM PST by

Hair was used in hand quilting and embroidery. The engaged woman would use her fiances' hair in the wedding quilt she worked on. The idea was that she had to have one quilt done for her age ,if she was 18, then 18 quilts completed if she was to have a happy marriage. Sewing his hair and her hair in the quilt bonded them together for eternity. The human hair is naturally very strong and lasted forever.

Nov 7th, 2011 at 11:23:06 AM PST by

thanks for more input of hair and the many things that were done with them back then. Very interesting. We could almost write a book on it now. lol

Nov 7th, 2011 at 12:11:24 PM PST by

During the victorian era there were some very interesting things with hair done. All the crafts that were made. Even when someone died, they cut the hair of the deceased, and made wreathes,and other things with the hair. Kind of bizarre, but interesting.

Nov 5th, 2011 at 3:45:59 AM PDT by

Vintage Antique German Hair Holder Victorian Era is in the Antiques category