This a Victorian hair worker's
dream! A Victorian Hair Work Designs Resource which is not available anywhere else!
(Original is NOT for sale)
Our new
line of Spiral Bound Book Republications™ oh-so-conveniently lie flat while in
use!
This is a
unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions
while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid arts-and-crafts
worker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of spiral
binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it
too!
This DPT Spiral
Bound Book Republication™ contains over 222 Etchings
of Various Hairwork Memorabilia in it's 58 pages. These
include such items as: Mourning Jewelry, Rings, Wreaths, Wall Pictures,
Pendants and much much more! From tiny ring designs to large
to-be-framed designs!
This HISTORIC item also contains 6 charts cross-referencing
which of the numbered 222 designs to be were mounted on what size
glass dimensions. These glass size dimensions (in inches) include: 10x14, 8x10, 6x8, 4x6, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4, 2 5/8
x 3 1/4 and 2 1/2 x2.
Super great info for the hair work
recreationist!
This is a
absolute historical gem for both the current creators of hair work jewelry,
etc., students and researches of this virtually lost art and those who just love
to study the lifestyle and arts of European and American of the mid-19th
century.
An
excerpt:
"All smaller designs are mounted on 1 3/8 x 1 5/8 or
larger. We can furnish you the size Negatives on a larger glass to order. The
larger the glass the designs are on the more margin you will have...Any Design 2
5/8 x 3 1/4, or smaller ---monograms or letters---we furnish the negative not
mounted if desired."
It contains a plethora of
original Victorian symbolic designs in honor of this genteel culture's
most beloved family members and friends.
A sampling of the symbolic designs
include, but are not limited to, the following:
Significant and Symbolic
Items
Many different Crosses
Many different Urns
Various Urns filled with Roses
Various Urns filled with Flowers
Anchors
Various Grave Markers or Stones
Various Monuments
Fences
Feathers
Various Floral Wreaths
Various Floral Wreaths to encircle
Monograms
Various Floral Baskets
Ribbons
Bows
Harbors
Sailboats
Cross and Crown
Various Floral Wreath encircling Crown
and Monogram
Floral Wreath encircling Crown
Feather Wreath encircling a Wreath-hung
Crucifix
Various Flower filled Cornucopias
Flower Wreathed Urn or Grave
Marker
Hearts and Flowers
Ornate Flower Urn on Draped Table with
Songbird
Noah's Ark
Man's Hand Hold up a Cross
Various Graveyards with Stones,
etc.
Various Fleur-de-lis either singly, with
Flowers, or with Wheat Heads
Empty row boat on Stream Bank with
background of Hills and Trees
Persons and
Angels
Jesus Carrying Cross to Golgatha on Stony Path while
watched by 2 Roman Solders and Mary
Angels standing
Winged Angel making a
Proclamation
Angel Weeping at Graveside
Angel Leaning Over Curly Haired Child in Cradle with
Sentiment, "My Dear Child, Heaven Above is
Waiting for You" background includes Window with Night sky, Stars and
Diamond-shaped Window Panes
Cherubs
Winged Cherub
Children
Infants
Lake with man rowing small boat or
rowboat
Woman walking a tree-lined country
lane
Various Floral Wreaths to encircle Loved
One's (boy, girl) Tintype Photograph
Two
Fishermen at Sea with Fishing Net
Two Children Standing in
Graveyard
Animals and
Birds
Eagle on Craggy Rock with Wings Outspread with background of
Pine Trees and Clouds in Shy
Sheep and lambs
Dove with Olive Twig
Swallows with Church, Steeple and Trees
in background
Parrot with Flower-filled Urn
Gold
Finches
Gold Finches Feeding on Purple Thistle
Blossoms
Various Song Birds
Various Doves
Pigeon
Butterfly
Moth
Scroll with 2 Parent Birds (Baltimore Orioles?), Floral Spray
and Sentiment "In Memory of Our Dear Children"
Bluebird Nest in Blooming Apple Tree with 3
Nestlings or Baby Birds, 2 Parent Birds Singing and Feeding Them
Songbird Sitting in a Cage's Open Door
amongst many Flowers
Two Birds Quarreling amongst Flowers and
Dandelions Seed heads
1 Bird Perched next to Nest Containing 5
Speckled Eggs in Blooming Tree Branches
Various Flying and Perched Birds
Trees
Popular
Weeping willow
Elm
Ash
etc.
Flowers
Convolvulus
Morning Glories
Pansies
Forget-me-nots
Dahlias
Roses
Daisies
Lilies or Easter Lilies
Ivy
Vines
Bleeding Heart
Marigolds or Azaleas
Single Cabbage Rose
Large Sheave of Wheat
Scottish or Irish Thistle
Poppies
etc.
Buildings
Homes
Churches
Steeples
Cathedrals
Mother's Fence-enclosed Mosoleum with
Weeping Willow, Cross, Popular Trees, Floral Wreaths
Country Chapel
Farm House and Yard with Cattle, Cows,
Calves, Cat etc.
Two Story Farm House with 3 Chimneys,
Balcony, Horse and Carriage, Trees etc.
Forest Home Grounds Entrance with
Pedestrians, Horse and Carriage, Ornate Lawn, Trees, Tower
Huge Colonial Style 2-Story Home with
Gables, Picket Fence, Men and Women Pedestrians, Fancy Horse and Carriage,
Trees, Lawns, Flower Beds
Landscapes
Church yards
Countryside
Graveyards
Country lanes
Grave marker with Pine Trees on
Hillside
Moonlit Country Lake with Starry Sky and
clouds
Many Grave Markers or Stones with Weeping
Willow Trees and Flowers
Countryside Bridge with People Crossing it, House, Trees,
River
Hills
Mountains
Broken Down Country Wooden Fence
Various Lakes and Sea Scenes with Sailboats,
Boats, Row Boats, Fishing Men, Hills, Trees, Birds, Rock Outcroppings, Clouds,
Waves, etc.
Mountain Lakes with no Boats or People but
lots of trees and bucolic charm
etc.
Sentiments
Father, Mother, Husband, Wife, Brother,
Sister, Children,
"Not Dead but Sleeping"
"Regrets Eternals"
etc.
Letterings and
Numbers
6 Fancy Alphabets Sets
2 Fancy Number Sets
