A collection of Mourning jewellery that is all steeped in history, from the 18^thC through to the Victorian Period.

Mourning jewellery has been worn from the middle ages up until the Victorian era.

Mourning jewellery consisted of formulaic rings mode of gold and black enamel and decorated with standard memento mori such as skulls and coffins.

The real explosion of the mourning jewellery industry came in the 19^thC, with the accession to the throne of Queen Victoria, her strict rules governing dress and social behaviour in times of mourning were followed by the court and consequently the general public, these rules became even more extreme and all-encompassing with the death of Victoria’s husband Prince Albert in 1861, this obsession of mourning was accompanied by a taste for sweetness and sentimentality, with the result that by the mid 19^thC motifs of mourning jewellery became much less macabre and more Romantic.

Mourning - Product list

Result pages: 1   2       Mourning Gold Victorian Heart Ring This wonderful mourning hair gold ring is circa 1850, hair beautifully positioned and threaded around the outside of the shank this will of belonged to a loved one at some time leading to a gold heart that has the initials ML engraved on the heart. SKU:  33 £ 195.00 1 item(s) available   Add to Cart        more info              Victorian Mourning Hair Necklace & Crystal Fob This is unique and highly collectable for all those mourning collectors out there. A beautiful plaited and delicately weaved necklace with pinchbeck ends, t bar and crystal fob. The fob has beautiful engraved detail faceted bale too. SKU:  70 £ 150.00 1 item(s) available   Add to Cart        more info          Result pages: 1   2