Locks of hair were particularly common in memorial jewellery made in the 19th century. The hair has sometimes been thought to carry the person’s characteristics. Jewellery with hair was first used in remembrance during periods of mourning. Gold ring with hair from the Swedish king Karl XIV Johan and Magnus Brahe. Made in 1845 by Carl Fredrik Hultbom, Stockholm. Photo: Mats Landin, Nordiska museet, CC-BY-NC-ND.