Hair Jewel #5 Size:5 x 4 Inches This newest piece by TJ

This newest piece by TJ is currently on display at Bar Olivino at 899 Fulton Street

"This series takes the Victorian women's practice of sentimental hairwork as its jumping-off point

18" h x 51" l x 25

but now is given new life as an heirloom piece of furniture

The pieces pictures have cherry lids with bronzed hinges

Hair Jewel #5 Size:5 x 4 Inches This newest piece by TJ"This series takes the Victorian women's practice of sentimental hairwork as its jumping off point. For the Victorians, mourning was a very public act. Rather than a private emotion or an embarrassment, grief was a popular motif for the arts and fashion. What strikes modern sensibilities as mawkish and overly sentimental behavior was, at the time, considered proof of a person's sincerity and morality. Ornamental hairwork, painstakingly crafted from