Tag: Gold

Mourning Fashion & Jewels During Victoria

A gold mourning brooch with black and white enamel frame set with circular miniature of Queen Victoria wearing the riband of the Order of the Garter. Image courtesy of Royal Collection Trust UK.

Victoria’s reign from the 20th of June, 1837 to the 22nd of January, 1901 was the height and decline of the mourning industry. Her success at building stability in the empire was due in no small part to the traditional values she installed through her family appearance. Being the queen of an empire where the sun… Continue reading Mourning Fashion & Jewels During Victoria

Family Bracelet: The Importance of the 1840s and 1850s Part 1

In terms of human identity and the roots of western modern culture, the 1850 period was the most important decade to establish social behaviour. From technology and its showcasing in the Great Exhibition of 1851, to the parameters of social behaviour for families and how that was popularised by the British Monarchy and seeded through… Continue reading Family Bracelet: The Importance of the 1840s and 1850s Part 1