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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?

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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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Sentimental Hair Art

“Hair is at once the most delicate and lasting of our materials and survives us like love. It is ...

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Jewels, Memory and Photography

Despite the title of this dissertation in mourning and sentimental jewellery being ‘Art of Mourni...

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Hairwork, An Introduction

Often, the question is asked ‘how do I find more out about hairwork jewellery?’ Hair is one of th...

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A Hair Work Crucifix and Primary Sources in Mourning

Primary sources are the ideal way of discovering the history of an object. It removes the supposi...

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French Hair Art & The Industry of Mourning

“Hair is at once the most delicate and lasting of our materials and survives us like love. It is ...

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American Mourning & Sentimental Jewelry From the 19th Century

Perspectives and perceptions of sentimentality and mourning in popular thought and culture are ce...

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Jewels, Symbolism, Botany and Floriography

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

Read more   

Bakelite

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

Read more   

‘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   

Colour Theory: Part 1

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

Read more   

Photography and Death

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

Read more   

Sentimental Hair Art

“Hair is at once the most delicate and lasting of our materials and survives us like love. It is ...

Read more   

Jewels, Memory and Photography

Despite the title of this dissertation in mourning and sentimental jewellery being ‘Art of Mourni...

Read more   
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Latest Lecture

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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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Jewels, Symbolism, Botany and Floriography

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

Read more   

Bakelite

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

Read more   

‘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   
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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...

Watch the webinar   

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