Hands on Identification Class: IDENTIFLY
We have decided it would be lots of fun to have our hands on Identifly class at our shop in Portland this winter! The ladies and I will teach the... Read More
Identifly: an informational blog on Jewelry Identification
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
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
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
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