A relationship is a series of shared moments that are consigned to memory. Holding the value ...
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Clasping hands is a universal symbol of a union and trust. Personal connections are forged throug...
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The beauty of mourning jewels is how immediate they are with their emotion. They don’t need to be...
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The affectation of white in mourning is ubiquitous, and appears throughout the world in funerary ...
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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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Stages of mourning are the steps towards reappearance in society. Each stage has its rituals to e...
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William IV was born William Henry on the 21st of August, 1765, the third son of George III. From ...
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Under the reign of George III (25th of October, 1760 – 29th of January, 1820), mourning jew...
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“It is said to be peculiar to us, that our villages ape, so minutely, the fashions of our cities;...
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Victoria’s reign from the 20th of June, 1837 to the 22nd of January, 1901 was the height and...
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Dear Mourners, It’s been an exceptionally large year at Art of Mourning and we’ve seen the jewell...
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In the first part of this series on a remarkable bracelet, we discovered just how important the 1...
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Join Hayden Peters (Art of Mourning) for an in-depth look at the desire for mourni...
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The Victorian Hair Workers International Presents Art of Mourning ‘s 2 lectu...
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Jewellery prices are something not covered in Art of Mourning, however, the right to access these...
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The latest Art of Mourning Patreon deals with the importance of font design of ‘IN MEMORY O...
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“Hair is at once the most delicate and lasting of our materials and survives us like love. It is ...
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Victorian botanical research created the fundamental understanding of modern symbolic flora inter...
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Learn about the history of Jet, Vulcanite, Gutta Percha, Bakelite, Bog Oak and more in this lectu...
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Whitby Jet is the highest standard of jet produced in the world. 19th century jewellery produced ...
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Part 2 of this webinar deals with the rise of the miniature portrait, from cost to the talented p...
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