Queen victoria spent much of the next four decades wearing black crepe dresses and mourning jewelry.
Victorian mourning ring worth.
Depictions of grave digging tools and skulls gave way to softer symbolism clouds and angels as mourning jewelry became entirely about remembering individuals who were lost and was incorporated into the strict mourning dress code imposed upon women in victorian times.
This beautiful collection of mourning jewellery and mourning rings dates back to the 18th century with pieces spanning through to the victorian era.
Antique victorian mourning hair brooch pin 14k gold.
The trend reached its high point after the death of prince albert in 1861 when queen victoria as well as members of her court wore black clothing and matching mourning jewelry for decades.
Queen victoria was deeply in love with her husband prince albert and when he died in 1861 she fell into a long depression.
Mourning jewellery was designed to celebrate the lives of loved ones who had passed away and each piece has it s own deeply personal history.
The popularity of mourning jewelry reached its peak during the victorian era 1837 1901.
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Mourning jewelry has been around since at least the 16th century but it is widely associated with the victorian era when mass production made it affordable.
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Victorians had many funeral and mourning customs.
For sale is a lovely 9ct gold victorian mourning ring with its neatly woven hair nice and intact.
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Antique victorian 14k yellow gold mourning hair ring jewelry size 8.
An early victorian mourning ring featuring a central enamelled plaque centred with an old european cut diamond within a decorative gold border and conforming shank and glazed reverse in 18ct gold london hallmarks circa 1839 ring size i 1 2.
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Victorians turned mourning into a series of rituals designed to show respect for the deceased allow mourners to provide each other with support and reflect on the belief that the deceased had traveled to a better place.
Victorian mourning ring 9ct onyx seed pearl dome heavy quality setting.
Victorian mourning ring 9ct gold panel n onyx set.
275 75 your local currency victorian 9k gold chester 1889 inscribed black enamel hair mourning ring boxed.