Exquisite Diminutive (but Very Dense) 1850s Hair Wreath Memento Book hand-written labels This was quite an exciting

This was quite an exciting thing to find yesterday in New Hampshire

Massachusetts

while leaning back at a fairly dramatic rake when viewed from the sides as if in defiance of gravity

By my translation

Exquisite Diminutive (but Very Dense) 1850s Hair Wreath Memento Book hand-written labels This was quite an excitingI 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