The floral motif that is so prevalent on this jewel is very important to factor in its age, parti...
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The bow is a symbol of love and eternity that resonates through many different forms of wearable ...
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Here, we have a truly special ring that reflects a popular design of the 1790s that leant itself ...
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The male in mourning rings of the late 18th century and the Neoclassical period is a rare and imp...
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This mourning brooch struck me immediately as curious. Most Art of Mourning readers wil...
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As we look to the end of the 19th century in rings, particularly hairwork bands, it’s noticeable ...
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This band of hair is a testament to the hairworking industry in America of the time. Only the gol...
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Originally, this ring had a bloodstone intaglio, which has since been replaced, but this swivel r...
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From Melbourne Australia and dating to around 1880, this ring benefited from the booming gold rus...
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Hair bands (rings with hair woven through a compartment in the shank) became popular from the 187...
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Mourning cameos have been set in jewellery from the mid 18th Century as popular items. Different ...
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It is quite an unusual and remarkable thing when a mourning or sentimental jewel takes on the pro...
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Henry Smith was four years old and five months when he died, leaving behind the memory of his sho...
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Death, as an identification of mortality in a mourning jewel, began using the most obvious tropes...
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A state funeral has the highest cultural impact on mourning fashion. From the creation of memoria...
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Historical jewels are often marked by a certain quality that comes from having a notorious figure...
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Black enamel bands are the most recognised of mourning jewels, being placed in very visible posit...
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Love is a circle. A constantly repeating message of devotion, one that repeats often in jewellery...
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The late Victorian period was one of standardisation in social formality. In many ways, having st...
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Mourning jewels are easy to identify for their purpose. It is within the sentiment of a jewel tha...
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The wearing of 18th century mourning jewellery set the template for numerous revivals through to ...
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A question as simple as ‘how was a jewel worn?’ leads to the most complex of answers. The narrati...
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Mourning jewellery holds a certain fascination in jewellery collecting, far more than any other m...
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Tokens of affection aren’t simply baubles that are transient, they are often useful accessories t...
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