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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 7901718, member: 79705&quot;]Yes! It definitely has that old glue look. Highly glossy though so definitely looks like a later save. I&#039;d definitely repair it too. Probably with new hair...but I love delicate craft projects like that.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps it would make you feel better to know that very often delicate woven hairwork was not actually from a relative of the owner. It took ages to do just one piece, and the fashion demand was high, so jewelry stores kept pre-done pieces ready to purchase. There was a <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2373518X.2020.1859927" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2373518X.2020.1859927" rel="nofollow">significant boom in the hair trade from the mid to late 19th century</a>, with many traders not just sourcing hair, but also creating the hairwork in advance to sell all across Europe. A real relative piece is more likely to be a lock or braid than an intricate weave.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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