bobpike Posted 12 January , 2021 Share Posted 12 January , 2021 From a friend -.. "There's a girl whose hair I have. Literally. She was the first civilian killed in the Battle of Saarburg at the beginning of the Great War. It was a French/German affair so little known here. "Lucie was killed by a shell splinter. Her hair was then used as a decorative memorials. Any further information would be much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobpike Posted 13 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 13 January , 2021 Apologies I forgot the most important information, she was Lucie Reichheld 1897-1914 'Saarburg' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 13 January , 2021 Share Posted 13 January , 2021 15 hours ago, bobpike said: "Lucie was killed by a shell splinter. Her hair was then used as a decorative memorials. Any further information would be much appreciated Hi Bob, Lovely to meet you on Gallipoli back in 2019 re your question - have you seen this https://gw.geneanet.org/samibis?lang=en&iz=2&p=lucie&n=reichheld Keep well & very best regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobpike Posted 13 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 13 January , 2021 Thank you Michael indeed it was. Hopefully we shall go there this year if the world returns to normal1 Interesting on poor Lucie, Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorporalPunishment Posted 15 January , 2021 Share Posted 15 January , 2021 Lucie, R.I.P. bonny lass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviebullsatatter Posted 17 January , 2021 Share Posted 17 January , 2021 These memorial/keepsake items...not sure if I like it or find it repulsive. They always seem to creep me out. The one thing that is very important though if I might just err on a positive is that it keeps her memory alive and that is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knittinganddeath Posted 8 February , 2021 Share Posted 8 February , 2021 On 12/01/2021 at 18:08, bobpike said: Any further information would be much appreciated Hi Robert, not sure whether you mean further information about Lucie herself or the use of hair in a memorial object? It was very common during the 18th and 19th centuries to use hair as keepsakes -- woven into watch chains, set in brooches and rings, ground up to make paint, etc. There are also albums full of locks of hair, often braided with ribbons and/or flowers; they were given as tokens of friendship. Lucie's hair seems to be arranged as flowers; this article explains how to make them. "Hair flowers are made by wrapping the hair around a rod and using a fine wire to hold it together. Depending on the size of the rod and the amount of hair used, different looks are produced. Wired loops of hair are slipped off the rod and can be shaped into different sizes and shapes of flowers, leaves and tendrils." Hair art (for lack of a better phrase) seems to have reached its peak in the mid to late 19th century, so I wonder if an older relative made up Lucie's hair in this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabelou Posted 8 February , 2021 Share Posted 8 February , 2021 You are probably right. Hair arrangement was a part of "death art" . Sorry to use a unconvenient term, but it is a reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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