Mourning Rites in Victorian Britain

Serpent, Snake, ouroboros, pearl, 19th century, Victorian, Ring, Mourning Ring, Fashion, Mourning...

Mourning Fashion in White

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

Mourning Jewels: How They Were Worn, Part 1

A question as simple as ‘how was a jewel worn?’ leads to the most complex of answers. The narrati...

Children in Mourning

A child in mourning is the ultimate symbol of family grief. The child is what carries forward a m...

Mourning Sampler for the Medcalf Family, 1857

Needlework is one of the most personal expressions of mourning art, and this is due to the lack o...

Property of a Lady: 18th Century Costume, Mourning and Art in a Neoclassical Miniature

Because we’re revisiting some fashion this week, let’s take another look at this spec...

Knowing Your Fashion, Mourning Fashion in the 17th-19th Centuries

Often, it’s the simplest things that help us understand a time, place or even a piece of jeweller...

For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow

Once in a while a man comes into your life and things just seem better somehow. I don’t know his ...

Mourning Silk Art

From Barbara Robbins comes this wonderful piece and an equally wonderful story! “There is a...

Property of a Lady: 18th Century Costume, Mourning and Art in a Neoclassical Miniature

This piece is pained on ivory, measured 1.75 (4.3cm) by 2.25 (6.8cm) inches (loop excluded), set ...

The Burns Archive: Dressed to Distress

Rather than write a myriad of superlatives about how magnificent the Burns Archive is, I’d ...

Textiles: 19th Century, Part 2

Women were the symbolic representation of the family, from its wealth to its respectability. By t...

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Mourning Rites in Victorian Britain

Serpent, Snake, ouroboros, pearl, 19th century, Victorian, Ring, Mourning Ring, Fashion, Mourning...

Mourning Fashion in White

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

Mourning Jewels: How They Were Worn, Part 1

A question as simple as ‘how was a jewel worn?’ leads to the most complex of answers. The narrati...

Children in Mourning

A child in mourning is the ultimate symbol of family grief. The child is what carries forward a m...

Mourning Sampler for the Medcalf Family, 1857

Needlework is one of the most personal expressions of mourning art, and this is due to the lack o...

Property of a Lady: 18th Century Costume, Mourning and Art in a Neoclassical Miniature

Because we’re revisiting some fashion this week, let’s take another look at this spec...

Knowing Your Fashion, Mourning Fashion in the 17th-19th Centuries

Often, it’s the simplest things that help us understand a time, place or even a piece of jeweller...

For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow

Once in a while a man comes into your life and things just seem better somehow. I don’t know his ...

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Mourning Rites in Victorian Britain

Serpent, Snake, ouroboros, pearl, 19th century, Victorian, Ring, Mourning Ring, Fashion, Mourning...

Mourning Fashion in White

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

Mourning Jewels: How They Were Worn, Part 1

A question as simple as ‘how was a jewel worn?’ leads to the most complex of answers. The narrati...

Children in Mourning

A child in mourning is the ultimate symbol of family grief. The child is what carries forward a m...

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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

Textiles

Mourning Rites in Victorian Britain

Mourning Fashion in White

Mourning Jewels: How They Were Worn, Part 1

Children in Mourning

Mourning Sampler for the Medcalf Family, 1857

Property of a Lady: 18th Century Costume, Mourning and Art in a Neoclassical Miniature

Knowing Your Fashion, Mourning Fashion in the 17th-19th Centuries

For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow

Mourning Silk Art

Property of a Lady: 18th Century Costume, Mourning and Art in a Neoclassical Miniature

The Burns Archive: Dressed to Distress

Textiles: 19th Century, Part 2

Mourning Rites in Victorian Britain

Mourning Fashion in White

Mourning Jewels: How They Were Worn, Part 1

Children in Mourning

Mourning Sampler for the Medcalf Family, 1857

Property of a Lady: 18th Century Costume, Mourning and Art in a Neoclassical Miniature

Knowing Your Fashion, Mourning Fashion in the 17th-19th Centuries

For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow

Latest Lecture

Latest Lecture

Podcast Interview: Haunted History Chronicles

Mourning Rites in Victorian Britain

Mourning Fashion in White

Mourning Jewels: How They Were Worn, Part 1

Children in Mourning

Latest Lecture

Latest Lecture

Podcast Interview: Haunted History Chronicles

Mourning Merchandise