Exquisite Diminutive (but Very Dense) 1850s Hair Wreath Memento Book display card Sized for standard sized candles

Sized for standard sized candles

Black ink on wove paper mounted to a heavier weight brown backing sheet

They will not quite stand up as columns on their own

with about 20 miles between detour signs one was supposed to follow

Exquisite Diminutive (but Very Dense) 1850s Hair Wreath Memento Book display card Sized for standard sized candlesI have been coveting one of these since I first discovered the existence of them, but have waited for exactly the right one, and this for me is exactly that. Often one finds these in pretty rough shape, but this one has been beautifully preserved, with few losses, and most every page densely packed. It is hard to grasp from photos, but this is quite small in scale with that intimacy amplifying the sense of fineness and delicacy to each individual hair