SOEUR SAINTE MARIE SUPÉRIEURE DU CALVAIRE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY Presumed view of Château de la Bussière Oval hair and hair powder memorial In a molded and carved ebony frame Height 9.5 cm - Width 7.8 cm (when viewed) The hair used by Sœur Sainte Marie Supérieure du Calvaire is that of members of the Coüet, Chasseval and Champgrand families, as indicated by the ink inscriptions on the reverse of the mount: "On connaîtra les cheveux pour/Monsieur Louis de Coüet Père/Madame de Coüet Mère/Madame de Chasseval Mère/Monsieur Alphonse de Chasseval Père/Madame Adèle de Chasseval/Madame Laure de Champgrand/Monsieur Leon de Chasseval/Monsieur Henri de Chasseval...". Château de la Bussière is located in the Loiret region of France, and was built between the late 16th and early 17th centuries. On September 14, 1814, Alphonse Duchemin, comte de Chasseval, purchased the château. He was the son of Gabriel Duchemin, comte de Chasseval (1754-1824) and Marie Monique Janson de Couët (1767-1858).