Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s gift for child while a whimsy with pencil

while a whimsy with pencil drawn bricks sits atop it and a fluttering flag

which I know is 19th c

3 7/16" t x 2 3/16" w x 1 3/16 d

" which help to date it to right about then

and judging from the  aged surface of the iron

Gestural Pair of Victorian Mounted Hair Samples, Annotated, 1860s gift for child while a whimsy with pencilThis came from a small collection of hair locks and wreaths dating to the 1860s all stitched to, or tucked into, bits of paper annotated with names and notes. I considered listing them as a collection, but realized much of what I find beautiful about these is their specificity and singularity (color, composition, etc.) and so have treated them as individual drawings of sorts and so, truly, what a beautiful drawing! Two hair samples here, the lower one