Secrecy and devotion are intrinsically linked. Without the elements of love and fidelity that con...
Read more
One of the most difficult concepts to gasp when identifying and appreciating mourning jewels is t...
Read more
Memento mori and its adaptation into jewellery and accessories is a unique look into how human be...
Read more
The second half of the 19th century saw the combination of mainstream fashion and mourning fashio...
Read more
“Hair is at once the most delicate and lasting of our materials and survives us like love. It is ...
Read more
Identity is connected to history. Through the values, art and concepts of previous cultures, our ...
Read more
Death is about identity. Having a memory of someone is the crucial element of their continuing ex...
Read more
Learn about pocket watches and chains with a 19th century pocket watch key hair locket.
Read more
There is a delicate sentimentality in Stuart period jewels which reflect a burgeoning sense of lo...
Read more
Hair is a remarkable material for remembrance and love. While not considered the token of friends...
Read more
Historical sentimentality, regardless of era, culture or status still relies on the very nature o...
Read more
Death, as an identification of mortality in a mourning jewel, began using the most obvious tropes...
Read moreFollow Art of Mourning on Instagram
@instagram.com/artofmourning
“It is said to be peculiar to us, that our villages ape, so minutely, the fashions of our cities;...
Read more
Love doesn’t require historical importance, nor does it an emotion that requires a single catalys...
Read more
As with any piece of fashion accessory, if it could be introduced into the mourning industry, it ...
Read more
Designs of death in jewellery and art are constantly evolving. Symbolism is the core of of identi...
Read more
Primary sources are the ideal way of discovering the history of an object. It removes the supposi...
Read more
The 19th century saw a massive swing towards sentimental jewellery, with an industry that could s...
Read more
Sentimental accessories show just how important the Romantic movement was within the fashion of 1...
Read more
There is a delicate sentimentality in Stuart period jewels which reflect a burgeoning sense of lo...
Read more
Dear Mourners, Art of Mourning is touring the world, from Los Angeles, to San Francisco, then to ...
Read more
Memorial jewels, particularly those created for national pride, are created during moments of wid...
Read more
“Hair is at once the most delicate and lasting of our materials and survives us like love. It is ...
Read more
What we leave behind is often the memory of the influence we had upon people’s lives. Often, a ti...
Read more @instagram.com/artofmourning