The simplicity and sentimentality of hairwork cannot be understated. It is a material that is intrinsic to only one individual and is not any other’s right to take. When it is given, hair is more precious than any gem, offering a physical piece of someone to another in order for it to remember them by.… Continue reading Hair Buckle / Garter Pendant
Tag: Pendant
Fatherly Love
Love of a father represents the paternal aspect of a family which had been seen as the provider and the flagstone of the family as a concept. When the father passes on, the family enters deepest mourning and this represents the values of a father. Understanding mourning custom for males and those in a family… Continue reading Fatherly Love
A Mourning Tour: An Edwardian Miniature c.1910
The Edwardian Era, 1901 to 1910, was one of the primary catalysts to end the mourning industry. When I reference the industry of mourning, this does not mean that there was a time when mourning had ended as a concept, but the industry of standardised fashion to facilitate and generate money from grief. Queen Victoria… Continue reading A Mourning Tour: An Edwardian Miniature c.1910
Onyx and Silver ‘IMO’ Victorian Hairwork Pendant
The second half of the 19th century saw the combination of mainstream fashion and mourning fashion. High mortality rates and a monarch who had entered perpetual mourning after the death of Albert, Prince Consort, in 1861 set in motion the iconic garments and jewellery that is identified as ‘mourning’ today. The abundance of black, both… Continue reading Onyx and Silver ‘IMO’ Victorian Hairwork Pendant