SOLD Young Woman Holding Cut Hair Braids, Unusual 19th Century Cabinet Card in Fine Eastlake Frame mid-century servingware While most definitely a glorious

While most definitely a glorious pigment to use for painting or dying (I dissolved a bit in water and it produces beautiful color)

Oil on thick board

but I'm also trying to learn a bit about what they are and do along the way

6 3/4" x 4 7/8"

SOLD Young Woman Holding Cut Hair Braids, Unusual 19th Century Cabinet Card in Fine Eastlake Frame mid-century servingware While most definitely a gloriousI spotted this one fairly high on a wall at the Nashville show and squinted hard up at it to confirm that yes, in fact, our young woman here is holding a long pair of braids in front of her, tied together with a ribbon near the top. As such, quite an excellent embodiment of Victorian obsession with hair and the value placed on it. I can't find another example out there of a similar ilk, but would speculate that this young woman's display of braids is