In my second live, online lecture, I continue the narrative from the first by looking into the lifestyle of the British during the mid 19th century and how that relates to mourning jewellery design.
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Sentimental Hair Art
“Hair is at once the most delicate and lasting of our materials and survives us like love. It is so light, so gentle, so escaping from the idea of death, that, with a lock of hair belonging to a child or friend, we may almost look to to Heaven and compare notes with angelic nature,… Continue reading Sentimental Hair Art
Alas! She’s Gone, Part 2
In a connection between a parent and child, the basis of the family is measured by their love and their faith. In this Neoclassical jewel, all this is represented, from the very positioning of the family, to the literal depiction of the heavens above. In this second part of the analysis of the jewel, let’s… Continue reading Alas! She’s Gone, Part 2
Alas! She’s Gone, Part 1
Personal elements of mourning are individual and unique. There’s no prescribed way of behaving when one is in grief, but the way it manifests in fashion and art are the unique ways that a person can display their grief. In the post c.1760 period, the Neoclassical movement allowed for a unique outlook on how death… Continue reading Alas! She’s Gone, Part 1