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How Society Entered Mourning: c.1680-1700 Memento Mori Mourning Ring

have lost their enamel inlay and are quite worn down, but this one is a perfect representation of...

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17th Century Crystal Memento Mori Ring: A Study

Rings of the late 17th century are the predecessors to many of the ring styles that followed thro...

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19th Century Snake Ring with Various Mourning Symbols

Form factor is one of the most important things to look for when discovering oddities in jeweller...

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Late Victorian Mourning Cameo Ring

Mourning cameos have been set in jewellery from the mid 18th Century as popular items. Different ...

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3 Members of a Family Mourning Ring with Diamond and Blue Enamel

Year: Easter Morn, April 5th, 1874 / August 2, 1869 / 1870 Dedication: “Papa” A. Lowe...

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Mid 19th Century Elegance: Forget-Me-Not Ring

Year: July 1862 Dedication: G.H (age 63) The period of 1850 to 1870 saw a very common habit of th...

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An 1876 Hair Ring

I’ve spent the last few Fridays looking at hair bands through the late 19th century, not on...

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A Late 19th Century Hairwork Ring

Country: U.S.A Year: c. 1880-90 This band of hair is a testament to the hairworking industry in A...

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Podcast Interview: A Thousand Facets Podcast

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

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Towards Heaven 1792 Sepia Ring

Physical direction and movement in Neoclassical jewels of the late 18th and early 19th century wh...

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Two Lovers Captured in a Sepia Ring From 1792

The transference into the Neoclassical period of the 18th century exemplified the humanist moveme...

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Eliz Legrew Ob 4th July 1791 AE 34 / Sepia Male Mourning Ring

The male in mourning rings of the late 18th century and the Neoclassical period is a rare and imp...

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18th Century Diamond Fede Ring

There are a confluence of techniques and symbols that involve this ring, elements that need to be...

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Latest Lecture

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Podcast Interview: A Thousand Facets Podcast

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

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