A lovely and unusual bracelet from the Victorian period, specifically attributed to a period known as the British Raj, when Britain directly ruled the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until 1947. This is a lovely example of elephant hair jewellery where hair would fall out of the tails of elephants and could be collected to be used in souvenir jewellery. This bracelet has hair plaited alongside textured silver wire, both of which work together to give some structure and elasticity to the bracelet. It is complete with a filigree silver clasp and a safety chain for extra security.
Details:
Materials - Silver (tested), Elephant Hair
Age - Victorian
Size - The bracelet measures approx 8mm wide. The clasp measures around 15mm square. The bracelet is pictured on a 6” wrist and is a good looser style fit. It would fit up to around 6.5”. in this way.
Condition - Very good. Minimal wear commensurate with age
Weight - 8.4g
A lovely and unusual bracelet from the Victorian period, specifically attributed to a period known as the British Raj, when Britain directly ruled the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until 1947. This is a lovely example of elephant hair jewellery where hair would fall out of the tails of elephants and could be collected to be used in souvenir jewellery. This bracelet has hair plaited alongside textured silver wire, both of which work together to give some structure and elasticity to the bracelet. It is complete with a filigree silver clasp and a safety chain for extra security.
Details:
Materials - Silver (tested), Elephant Hair
Age - Victorian
Size - The bracelet measures approx 8mm wide. The clasp measures around 15mm square. The bracelet is pictured on a 6” wrist and is a good looser style fit. It would fit up to around 6.5”. in this way.
Condition - Very good. Minimal wear commensurate with age
Weight - 8.4g
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