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Acorn Symbolism in Jewels

The Museum of Whitby Jet is a genuine establishment of living history. Combined with the store&nb...

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Human Hair and Business in the 19th Century

Jewellery sold in stores was sourced from a variety of gold and silversmiths, but it was another ...

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Victorian Sentimentality in a Mourning Brooch

Queen Victoria and Albert set the standard for British society. Their family values, behaviours, ...

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British Demand for Mourning Jewels

Commercialising identity in the 19th century was as important to the British Empire as success in...

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Australian Jewels and William Lamborn Part 1

For the 19th century jeweller, the prospect of colonial Australia would have been a mystery fille...

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Mourning Fashion & Jewels During Victoria

Victoria’s reign from the 20th of June, 1837 to the 22nd of January, 1901 was the height and...

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Family Bracelet: The Importance of the 1840s and 1850s Part 2

In the first part of this series on a remarkable bracelet, we discovered just how important the 1...

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Family Bracelet: The Importance of the 1840s and 1850s Part 1

In terms of human identity and the roots of western modern culture, the 1850 period was the most ...

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Bones and Rings

Connecting the body to death and the physical elements of the body that are relevant to display w...

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Researching a Ring for Rev George Bally, 1779

Applying insights and research to an historical artefact bring it to life in a way that no basic ...

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George Washington Memorial Ring

George Washington’s (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) importance to the United States of Am...

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Colour Theory: Part 2

Continuing the look at the use of early late 18th – early 19th century colour use in fashio...

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Acorn Symbolism in Jewels

The Museum of Whitby Jet is a genuine establishment of living history. Combined with the store&nb...

Read more   

Human Hair and Business in the 19th Century

Jewellery sold in stores was sourced from a variety of gold and silversmiths, but it was another ...

Read more   

Victorian Sentimentality in a Mourning Brooch

Queen Victoria and Albert set the standard for British society. Their family values, behaviours, ...

Read more   

British Demand for Mourning Jewels

Commercialising identity in the 19th century was as important to the British Empire as success in...

Read more   

Australian Jewels and William Lamborn Part 1

For the 19th century jeweller, the prospect of colonial Australia would have been a mystery fille...

Read more   

Mourning Fashion & Jewels During Victoria

Victoria’s reign from the 20th of June, 1837 to the 22nd of January, 1901 was the height and...

Read more   

Family Bracelet: The Importance of the 1840s and 1850s Part 2

In the first part of this series on a remarkable bracelet, we discovered just how important the 1...

Read more   

Family Bracelet: The Importance of the 1840s and 1850s Part 1

In terms of human identity and the roots of western modern culture, the 1850 period was the most ...

Read more   
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Latest Lecture

Latest Lecture

Podcast Interview: Haunted History Chronicles

Please enjoy my recent podcast with Haunted History Chronicles, where I take you on a journey thr...

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Acorn Symbolism in Jewels

The Museum of Whitby Jet is a genuine establishment of living history. Combined with the store&nb...

Read more   

Human Hair and Business in the 19th Century

Jewellery sold in stores was sourced from a variety of gold and silversmiths, but it was another ...

Read more   

Victorian Sentimentality in a Mourning Brooch

Queen Victoria and Albert set the standard for British society. Their family values, behaviours, ...

Read more   

British Demand for Mourning Jewels

Commercialising identity in the 19th century was as important to the British Empire as success in...

Read more   
1 2 3 24

Latest Lecture

Latest Lecture

Podcast Interview: Haunted History Chronicles

Please enjoy my recent podcast with Haunted History Chronicles, where I take you on a journey thr...

Watch the webinar   

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