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Mourning and Sentimental Jewelry

March 22, 2008

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Georgian miniature on ivory pendant
Georgian pendant with a miniature on ivory surrounded by paste diamonds, miniature depicts "an offering to love"

Victorian hand brooches
Victorian mourning brooches made from vulcanite. Hands holding flowers or wreaths were a Victorian symbol of mourning.

Victorian hand brooches
Black vulcanite or gutta percha hand brooches from the Victorian era. These mourning brooches were an outward sign of one's grief.

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