There is black enamel, gold and hair….and then there is black enamel, gold and hair. This f...
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From Barbara Robbins comes this wonderful piece and an equally wonderful story! “There is a...
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The Victorian appropriation of the Rococo style is something that overtook the mainstream and led...
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Gold back and front memorial lockets with various designs were ubiquitous mourning jewellery item...
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Via GhostWatching comes this magical overview; [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USpaP7ru5W...
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Obscura in New York (280 East 10th Street) is a brilliant store run by an equally brilliant man n...
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Let’s get all along the watchtower for today’s Symbolism Sunday! It does indeed look like such a ...
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Good morning, jewellery historians! It’s time to unlock your doors, welcome in that fresh sea bre...
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Often a symbol can be so ubiquitous that it disappears from sight. It’s commonly used, often pres...
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The torch is a symbol that represents several concepts, concepts which harken back to its literal...
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It’s another Sunday and you’re no doubt very hungry this morning for a good brunch, s...
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After the previous looks at the Gothic Revival period and its affect on subsequent mourning jewel...
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The Edwardian Era, 1901 to 1910, was one of the primary catalysts to end the mourning industry. W...
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The decline of the mourning industry was not exclusively ‘mourning’ related, but an a...
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‘In Memory Of’. Very few sentiments in mourning jewellery resonate so strongly over s...
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Vulcanite, Jet and the materials to represent the same styles are many of the most misinterpreted...
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Post 1859, many of the jewels that are commonly found in antique stores and fairs had their origi...
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Memorial and sentimental jewels were not simply an affectation, but they had their grounding in s...
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Photography and hairwork are the perfect marriage of materials. Both were (and are), cheap to pro...
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The skull was (and still is) used as a symbol for Fraternal Orders, as discussed quite extensivel...
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Often, the question is asked ‘how do I find more out about hairwork jewellery?’ Hair is one of th...
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Love doesn’t require historical importance, nor does it an emotion that requires a single catalys...
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Primary sources are the ideal way of discovering the history of an object. It removes the supposi...
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Royalty is often the best place to start when finding the most ideal jewel. All of the fashion, t...
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