Antique
jewelry and other fine antique items from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian
eras
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Antique
jewelry and other fine antique items from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian
eras
E-mail Darlene
Antique jewelry> mourning jewelry
Reference #: 8410
Status: layaway
Dimensions: 1.25 by 2 inches
Condition: excellent; a small chip on the crystal (under the letter "P"); crystal may have been replaced at some point
Year: 1810-30
Price:
Description: Memento mori (meaning,
remember thy death) jewelry is rare and highly sought after.
Its purpose was to remind the wearer that death
was an unavoidable part of life, something to be prepared for at
all times.
This scene on this brooch has stark memento mori
symbols: the skull in the foreground; the hourglass on the top
of the tomb and the weeping willow tree. This gold brooch
has a silver back with Dutch hallmarks (setting is original and
unaltered, Georgian Dutch pieces did sometimes have a gold front
and a silver back). The scene is created from hair on ivory;
note also the unusual color of the hair. To see other images of this item, please click here:
photo1 and photo2
