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About Art of Mourning

Hayden Peters is a Jewellery Historian, Scholar and Designer. An authority on the topic of mourning and sentimental jewellery, Hayden founded the Art of Mourning (www.artofmourning.com) i...

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1803 Mourning Ring for Mrs Marg. Mackenzie of Suddie

On the 23rd of October, 2024, Fellows Auctions UK offers this amazing mourning ring from the Jose...

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About Art of Mourning

Hayden Peters is a Jewellery Historian, Scholar and Designer. An authority on the topic of mourning and sentimental jewellery, Hayden founded the Art of Mourning (www.artofmourning.com) i...

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Mourning Jewels

Mourning jewellery is the fashionable statement of love for someone who has passed away.
Popular from the 16th to 19th centuries, it shows respect and fashion, status, religion, love and memory.

1803 Mourning Ring for Mrs Marg. Mackenzie of Suddie

On the 23rd of October, 2024, Fellows Auctions UK offers this amazing mourning ring from the Jose...

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Mizpah and Victorian Sentimentality

Mizpah jewellery defined the Victorians. Learn how and why in this essay

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Jeremy Bentham Mourning Ring

On Thursday 24th of March, 2024, Fellows Auctions is featuring an historically important mourning...

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Discover More on Patreon

Learn how to collect mourning and sentimental jewels in my new series on patreon.com/artofmourning

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Grape Symbolism in Jewels

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

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Myrtle Symbolism in Jewels

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

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1803 Mourning Ring for Mrs Marg. Mackenzie of Suddie

On the 23rd of October, 2024, Fellows Auctions UK offers this amazing mourning ring from the Jose...

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Mizpah and Victorian Sentimentality

Mizpah jewellery defined the Victorians. Learn how and why in this essay

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Jeremy Bentham Mourning Ring

On Thursday 24th of March, 2024, Fellows Auctions is featuring an historically important mourning...

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Discover More on Patreon

Learn how to collect mourning and sentimental jewels in my new series on patreon.com/artofmourning

Read more   

1803 Mourning Ring for Mrs Marg. Mackenzie of Suddie

On the 23rd of October, 2024, Fellows Auctions UK offers this amazing mourning ring from the Jose...

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Podcast Interview: A Thousand Facets Podcast

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Mourning Fashion

Mourning fashion was a respectful way of spending a period of time in a certain manner of dress.
This fashion ignited a vast industry of fashion, which spanned the globe. Entire manufactures and retail department stores dedicated themselves to mourning.

Grape Symbolism in Jewels

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

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Myrtle Symbolism in Jewels

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

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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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Lily of the Valley Symbolism in Jewels

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

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Rose Symbolism in Jewels

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

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Tulip Symbolism in Jewels

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

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Grape Symbolism in Jewels

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

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Myrtle Symbolism in Jewels

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

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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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Lily of the Valley Symbolism in Jewels

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

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Grape Symbolism in Jewels

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

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Mourning Art

Mourning art is the practice of symbolism in memorial dedications, from needlework and photography to hair art.
Cottage industries became popular during the 18th and 19th centuries, weaving hair into dedicated art pieces for the loss of a loved one.

Jewels, Symbolism, Botany and Floriography

Victorian botanical research created the fundamental understanding of modern symbolic flora inter...

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Bakelite

Bakelite is worth noting in the series of jet and its imitations, but the use of Bakelite in mour...

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‘Nipt in the Bud’

A life cut short; 'Nipt in the bud'. What was the symbolism of the rose?

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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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Colour Theory: Part 1

Colour and theory is important to us today, with the view that colour and sentimentality were ing...

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Photography and Death

For those who may be sensitive, this article contains graphic content. Please be advised to click...

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Jewels, Symbolism, Botany and Floriography

Victorian botanical research created the fundamental understanding of modern symbolic flora inter...

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Bakelite

Bakelite is worth noting in the series of jet and its imitations, but the use of Bakelite in mour...

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‘Nipt in the Bud’

A life cut short; 'Nipt in the bud'. What was the symbolism of the rose?

Read more   

Colour Theory: Part 2

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

Read more   

Jewels, Symbolism, Botany and Floriography

Victorian botanical research created the fundamental understanding of modern symbolic flora inter...

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Mourning Symbolism

Mourning symbolism involves all forms of sentiemntal and mourning obejects.
From cemeteries to jewellery, these symbols define a meaning for those who wore them and created products that featured them.

Symbolism Memorial

A list of articles based around popular mourning symbols and motifs: Symbolism: The Lamb Mizpah T...

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Symbolism Meaning: Inscriptions

Symbolism Meaning: Animals Symbolism Meaning: Objects Symbolism Meaning: Plants Symbolism Meaning...

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Symbolism Meaning: Animals

Symbolism Meaning: Animals Symbolism Meaning: Objects Symbolism Meaning: Plants Symbolism Meaning...

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Symbolism Meaning: Gemstones

Symbolism Meaning: Animals Symbolism Meaning: Objects Symbolism Meaning: Plants Symbolism Meaning...

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Symbolism Meaning: Plants

Symbolism Meaning: Animals Symbolism Meaning: Objects Symbolism Meaning: Plants Symbolism Meaning...

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Symbolism Meaning: Objects

Symbolism Meaning: AnimalsSymbolism Meaning: ObjectsSymbolism Meaning: PlantsSymbolism Meaning: I...

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Symbolism Memorial

A list of articles based around popular mourning symbols and motifs: Symbolism: The Lamb Mizpah T...

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Symbolism Meaning: Inscriptions

Symbolism Meaning: Animals Symbolism Meaning: Objects Symbolism Meaning: Plants Symbolism Meaning...

Read more   

Symbolism Meaning: Animals

Symbolism Meaning: Animals Symbolism Meaning: Objects Symbolism Meaning: Plants Symbolism Meaning...

Read more   

Symbolism Meaning: Gemstones

Symbolism Meaning: Animals Symbolism Meaning: Objects Symbolism Meaning: Plants Symbolism Meaning...

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Symbolism Memorial

A list of articles based around popular mourning symbols and motifs: Symbolism: The Lamb Mizpah T...

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Mourning Merchandise

Visit the Art of Mourning Store to purchase all manner of mourning items for the home.
You can buy tote bags, t-shirts, journals, notepads and a lot more. This is your way of keeping Art of Mourning alive for gernerations!

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