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By the end of the 18th century, there began a standardisation of styles in memorial jewellery tha...
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This ring is a fine example of French memento mori jewellery and is a wonderful contrast to the E...
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Mourning Jewel Reading List Below is a link to an Amazon reading list that was compiled for old a...
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This piece dedicated to Charles I is a display of affection that would eventually generate the po...
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I’ve written quite a bit about memento mori, it seems to be one of those subjects that is as fasc...
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Ribbon slides of this nature are early examples of the move towards wide-spread jewellery memento...
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Bell, Jeanenne., Collector’s Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewellery, 1998, Collector Books (Ama...
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In my cabinet there lies a vulcanite brooch I purchased from an antique store in Melbourne. It ap...
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Memorial jewels that commemorate an event or a specific cultural moment in time have existed sinc...
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Death is about identity. Having a memory of someone is the crucial element of their continuing ex...
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