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A Crystal Heart

The heart is the most important element of focus in this pendant, as it is the first identifier f...

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The Importance of Memento Mori & Jewellery

Memento mori, or ‘remember you will die’ is an important personal value to identity in the 16th, ...

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Neoclassical Mourning Locket & Royalty, 1821

Having privilege in wealth is not required for mourning jewels, but it certainly helps. The range...

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Mourning Fashion in White

The affectation of white in mourning is ubiquitous, and appears throughout the world in funerary ...

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Mourning Fashion & Jewels During George III

Under the reign of George III (25th of October, 1760 – 29th of January, 1820), mourning jew...

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Culture, Conflict & Mourning in the 17th & 18th Centuries

Having a basic understanding of monarchies in the early-modern period is essential to judging a j...

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Mourning Shoe Buckles and Fashion

As with any piece of fashion accessory, if it could be introduced into the mourning industry, it ...

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Decline of Mourning

The decline and disappearance of the mourning industry does not have one simple answer. It is a m...

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A Mourning Tour: “A souvenir (memory) of a daughter like no other” Coronet Crystal Ring

There is a delicate sentimentality in Stuart period jewels which reflect a burgeoning sense of lo...

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Connecting And Collecting In An 1820 Ring

Collecting is an art in itself. Discovering facts about a jewel helps one find out more about the...

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Harriot Whitbread Witch’s Heart Pendant, Easter 1764

Harriot Whitbread, née Hayton, was the wife of English brewer and Member of Parliament Samuel Whi...

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1803 Green Enamel Mourning Ring: Part 1

Enamel is the primary identifier for mourning and sentimental jewels, with colour being the most ...

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A Crystal Heart

The heart is the most important element of focus in this pendant, as it is the first identifier f...

Read more   

The Importance of Memento Mori & Jewellery

Memento mori, or ‘remember you will die’ is an important personal value to identity in the 16th, ...

Read more   

Neoclassical Mourning Locket & Royalty, 1821

Having privilege in wealth is not required for mourning jewels, but it certainly helps. The range...

Read more   

Mourning Fashion in White

The affectation of white in mourning is ubiquitous, and appears throughout the world in funerary ...

Read more   

Mourning Fashion & Jewels During George III

Under the reign of George III (25th of October, 1760 – 29th of January, 1820), mourning jew...

Read more   

Culture, Conflict & Mourning in the 17th & 18th Centuries

Having a basic understanding of monarchies in the early-modern period is essential to judging a j...

Read more   

Mourning Shoe Buckles and Fashion

As with any piece of fashion accessory, if it could be introduced into the mourning industry, it ...

Read more   

Decline of Mourning

The decline and disappearance of the mourning industry does not have one simple answer. It is a m...

Read more   
1 2 3 5

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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A Crystal Heart

The heart is the most important element of focus in this pendant, as it is the first identifier f...

Read more   

The Importance of Memento Mori & Jewellery

Memento mori, or ‘remember you will die’ is an important personal value to identity in the 16th, ...

Read more   

Neoclassical Mourning Locket & Royalty, 1821

Having privilege in wealth is not required for mourning jewels, but it certainly helps. The range...

Read more   

Mourning Fashion in White

The affectation of white in mourning is ubiquitous, and appears throughout the world in funerary ...

Read more   
1 2 3 10

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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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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