Jewellers and goldsmiths who had a close proximity to the crown benefitted from the attention and...
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In the first part of this article, the elements that created a green enamel mourning ring have be...
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Enamel is the primary identifier for mourning and sentimental jewels, with colour being the most ...
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Art of Mourning is a celebration of mourning and sentimental jewellery. A resource created to dis...
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The Art of Hair was originally a series of articles written in 2012 as the format of Art of Mourn...
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An urn is a vessel that holds the remains of a loved one and this ring for Sarah Pettie enc...
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Learn about pocket watches and chains with a 19th century pocket watch key hair locket.
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Hair is a remarkable material for remembrance and love. While not considered the token of friends...
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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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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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Charm bracelets defy the typical aesthetic convention of wrist jewellery, due to their ability to...
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The allegory of faith, hope and charity are important symbols of the early modern period, becomin...
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Love of a father represents the paternal aspect of a family which had been seen as the provider a...
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Grief is automatically triggered by loss as part of our psychological construction. Mourning, in ...
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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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