Mourning Jewelry Museum

During the Georgian and Victorian Periods, works of art and jewelry were created out of hair and other materials to commemorate the loss of loved ones.  These mourning pieces served as an eternal memorial and reminder of the lost loved one.  

We hope you will enjoy looking at these wonderful mourning items which we have been fortune to find for our customers over the past few years.   

We invite you to also visit our mourning art museum.


All items on this mourning jewelry museum site have been sold.  
However, we have many pieces of mourning jewelry and memorial hairwork on our website,
Things Gone By Mourning jewelry

Mourning Jewelry Museum, items we have had: 

Rings: 
"My beloved child", mourning ring
Mourning swivel ring for husband and wife
Heart shaped mourning ring
Miniature of a child, sepia ring
"Heaven Has in store what thou hast lost", dated 1792
Memorial ring which OPENS, snake coiled around urn, dated 1813
Georgian Sepia ring commemorating death of 18 month little girl, 1780
Swivel memorial ring, dated 1812, with 2 entwined snakes, Great piece
"Their union makes my happiness", Georgian sepia hair work ring
Hairwork ring with LOVE birds 
Dated 1788 Unusual Memorial ring
Buckle rings that OPEN, a matching pair
Georgian Sepia Ring with Doves, etc. rich in symbolism 
Blue enamel, hairwork, seed pearl buckle ring
Early Enamel memorial ring, ca. 1770's
"In Memory of Grandma" enamel memorial band
Faith, Hope and Charity Ring, banded agate
Dated 1788, RARE sepia ring of man grieving
Dated 1793, Sepia memorial ring
"Rest in Peace" sepia ring
"Weep Not for me" Mourning ring dated 1780, near mint
"Parted to meet again" SWIVEL memorial ring
One of a Kind, Sepia ring, Hinged!
Dated 1786 enamel memorial band
Man's "In Memory of" enamel ring, inscribed and dated 1862
Dated 1786, "for faithful services" memorial ring
"Not lost but gone before" GREAT memorial ring dated 1797
"Sacred to Friendship" wonderful ring, dated 1785
"Not lost but gone before" ring, dated 1788
"He sleeps in Jesus" enamel memorial ring, dated 1868
Sepia Ring, cherub caring crown to tomb, grieving woman, dated 1789
Hair work ring with urn and weeping lady
Sepia ring with urn, very early dated 1783!
Enamel Mourning ring, dated 1796, Mint
Bracelets: 
MINT hair work bracelet with Grapes Clasp, beautiful 
Earrings: 
Earrings, hairwork
BIG, LONG Jet and Hair earrings
Acorn Hairwork earrings, multicolor, mint
Miscellaneous: 
Memento mori fob with skull, skeleton
Enamel Padlock with hairwork on back
Child's memorial sampler in original frame
Fob, "tho lost in sight to memory dear" 
Unique Fob with hairwork in it!! 
Touching miniature on ivory, two grieving friends
Mourning SAMPLER, dated 1885
Unique Georgian Memorial clasp, love birds, etc. 
Pendants and Necklaces: 
Pendant, commemorates the death of a mother and several of her children.  MUST SEE! 
A magnificent Sepia pendant, colorful and highlighted w/blue and white enamel
"In memory of my dear and amicable friend" Sepia pendant
Hair pendant with hearts
Sepia work with red enamel Necklace
Wonderful, BIG sepia pendant, Must see
Beautiful heart pendant w/ hairwork & cabochon garnet, Love token! 
Fine Portrait Miniature with hair work on the reverse
In Memory and Affection, fine quality Sepia pendant
Hair work cross
Ivory Cross Commemorating loss of an infant
Jet, seed pearl heart pendant with the palest blonde hair on the back
Brooches
Snake hair work brooch w/cabochon garnets
Mother and child, sepia miniature brooch
Whitby jet brooch with hair work miniature, tomb, willow, etc.
"The Truth is my guide"
SKULL, SCYTHE, WINGED HOURGLASS, brooch
Dated 1775, possibly American memorial Pendant
Incredible hairwork brooch
Sepia Brooch, woman pleads w/angels 
Urn shaped brooch w/locket back, turquoise, pearls
"Friendship" sepia memorial brooch with doves, urn
Woman at tomb, mourning brooch
Sheath of Wheat Hairwork brooch
Diamond "forget me not" enamel brooch, dated 1832
Little girl cradling her lost lamb, Sepia brooch
Great mourning cameo depicting loss of 2 precious infants
Touching Mourning cameo
Enamel brooch with hairwork, tomb scene, very unique
Pristine brooch with grieving lady at the tomb, dated 1789
Victorian Hand and Snake brooch
Another Victorian Vulcanite Snake and Hand brooch
Stunning sepia brooch w/blue&white enamel 
RARE, Halley's comet brooch with HAIR
Crisp Sepia brooch with grieving woman at tomb
Wonderful Georgian brooch, Dog, woman "fidelity", MINT
Incredible Hairwork brooch, Doves, cupids arrow, etc. 
Sepia Brooch, woman negotiates with cupid, GREAT quality
"Reading from the book of life", sepia brooch
Moving brooch w/ tomb, forget me not, etc. dated 1853 
Georgian Sepia Brooch, woman at tomb surrounded by garnets, dated 1783
 "I mourn her loss" sepia brooch
"Rest in Peace" sepia brooch, lovely
Brooch with SUN, MOON, EYE, Just an incredible piece!
Wonderful sepia brooch, woman with dog
"The vacant seat" moving sepia brooch
Halley's comet brooch with hairwork, 2 Color GOLD!!
"The shepardess" sepia brooch, rich in symbolism
Enamel Hearts on this brooch, dated 1877
Lovers! sepia painted brooch with paste stones

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