Civil War Era Hairwork Wreath with Cut Paper Border in Original Carved Frame p. pohl harmonica there is a fair amount

there is a fair amount of staining to the two decks of questions (perhaps from spilled coffee or tea or cocktails) but the authors cards are in very good shape

there are lots of cursive-written names

which would extend into the neck of the bottle

It is in excellent condition

I think it could work as an unusual vase (spouting one big dramatic bloom

Civil War Era Hairwork Wreath with Cut Paper Border in Original Carved Frame p. pohl harmonica there is a fair amountI was thrilled to find this one at an antiques show last week to my sensibilities an ideal example of a hair work wreath. Mid 19th century, it features at least three or four different samples of hair, likely more, very finely gathered and looped and wound into buds forming the arch of the wreath and then into a larger bow like flower at bottom. All the better to me for being of this intimate scale, and rarer still for being mounted to a cut paper