Yesterday's Emporium - Bone Hairpin with Confderate Flag

Yesterday's Emporium

Featuring a full line of historically inspired items
for the discriminating Lady.

This beautiful piece will enhance the CORRECT period look of ladies who enjoy the hobby of living history. This exquisite hair pin is made from genuine bone and reflects the hand carved bone hair pieces worn by ladies during the Civil War.

Often their husbands or boyfriends would carve these pieces while in camp or prison and they were prized possessions of the ladies who received them.

Many a home handicrafter carved these symbols into delicate jewelry pieces as gifts for loved ones. Museum collections often include some of these pieces, including those carved by Civil War prisoners. Bone carvings were traded to guards in exchange for extra food or privliges.

This pin features a Confederate Battle Flag on sturdy, straight pins.

Bone Confederate Flag Hair Pin
4.5" long, 1" wide.

Confederate Flag Bone Hairpin
$35.00

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Exquisite Bone Hairpin with Confederate Flag

A beautifully styled pin for thin or straight, fine hair, these hair pins are as decorative as they are practical and will securely hold hair in place for a lovely, period correct hair style. All are crafted of cattle bone, which like ivory will slowly develop a golden patina over the years. All surfaces are smooth and polished and will not catch in the hair. Each pin is individually hand crafted and is a one-of-a-kind work of art. It measures 4.5" long, 1" wide.

The story behind these exquisite masterpieces.

While searching for quality reproduction jewelry, Miss Vera discovered that quality reproduction accessories for ladies were in short supply at various sutlers and shops. Those available items were made from plastic, EGAD! She vowed to find a source of Victorian era items made using the same techniques and processes used in the 19th century.

The lovely island of Bali, Indonesia is where Sang Ketut Wirata, a skilled craftsman produced these lovely items. His family uses techniques and tools passed down from generation to generation and take great pride in the quality of their craftsmanship. Using cherished heirlooms as patterns, Ketut was able to recreate them using family secrets and time-honored techniques. These items are identical to the originals with one exception; bone is used instead of ivory. Ivory is not legal or ethical to use in these times.