A porcelain barrette, wheel-thrown for durability and for a natural arch. Trimmed/carved slightly for lightness. Painted by hand with underglazes and fired to Cone 6. Then painted with a white gold luster and re-fired.

A view from my old front porch in Colorado Springs.

Barrette clasp reads “Made in France,” from the original French factory, which went out of business. (I stocked up a decade ago.) The original French barrettes somehow don’t snag as much in one’s hair.

Measures approx. 3&3/4” by 1.5” x .75” with an 80mm barrette clip.

This is a fairly large barrette, so it might require a ponytail, braids, or other structure to support it.

2024