Georgian Pearl, Turquoise & Hair Memorial Ring

Available from Isadora's Antique Jewlery when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Dating to circa 1830, this Georgian memorial ring is crafted in 9KT gold and set with 20 seed pearls and 18 turquoise cabochons surrounding a central compartment containing a carefully arranged lock of hair beneath crystal. Hair played an important role in Georgian and later Victorian sentimental jewelry because it provided a tangible connection to another person. It could be incorporated into jewels associated with mourning and remembrance, but was also exchanged as a token of affection, friend