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Hair Work in Victorian Jewelry: Installment 4 of the Identifly Series

Hair Work in Victorian Jewelry: Installment 4 of the Identifly Series

Mourning and Sentiment Human hair may be the material most closely associated with Victorian mourning jewelry. By modern standards the use of human hair in jewels, specifically the hair of... Read More
Posted on By Paula Bixel

Mourning in the Victorian Period: Installment 1 of the Identifly Series

The influence of an Era. Wearing jewelry in remembrance of our beloved dead is a tradition that originated in the 16th century, but the fashion for mourning jewelry reached its... Read More
Posted on By Paula Bixel
Mourning in the Victorian Period: Installment 1 of the Identifly Series
Materials in Mourning Jewelry: Installment 2 of the Identifly Series

Materials in Mourning Jewelry: Installment 2 of the Identifly Series

It's Not Always Jet. In this installment of Identifly, we will give you the information, clues, and tools to recognize some of the materials most commonly used in the Mourning... Read More
Posted on By Paula Bixel

Early Plastics in Mourning Jewelry: Installment 3 of the Identifly Series

Mourning in the age of Industry Queen Victoria’s reign saw a world transformed by industrial and scientific progress. Breakthrough inventions of such far-reaching impact as steam-powered transportation, long-distance communication and... Read More
Posted on By Paula Bixel
Early Plastics in Mourning Jewelry: Installment 3 of the Identifly Series