Victorian Mourning Ring

The reverse side features the unusual engraving.

Victorian mourning ring.

Mar 8 2020 explore eve fields s board mourning rings on pinterest. Victorian mourning ring with hair enclosed in 18ct gold a mourning ring is a finger ring worn in memory of someone who has died. Mourning rings were the most popular form of mourning jewelry worn. Depictions of grave digging tools and skulls gave way to softer symbolism clouds and angels as mourning jewelry became entirely about remembering individuals who were lost and was incorporated into the strict mourning dress code imposed upon women in victorian times.

Mourning jewelry became commercialized rather than invented during the victorian era. A beautifully rendered 18k gold victorian mourning ring with decorative split shoulders grooved hoop and a gold face detailed in black enamel seed pearls and fine hairwork under glass. Antique georgian mourning memorial ring 18k gold black enamel 1829 6858 1 499 00. Fabulous antique victorian early 1900 s black bakelite mourning ring with lacy pot metal rhinestone french paste decoration size 4 75 bloomingjewels2 5 out of 5 stars 62 129 00 free shipping.

Make offer rare mother antique victorian mourning hair jewelry pocket watch fob bracelet antique edwardian 14k gold black onyx seed pearl mourning starburst pin 165 00. They were usually paid for by the family of the deceased. Trusting jesus that is all bertha j gibbins died feb 23 1878. Mourning jewellery was designed to celebrate the lives of loved ones who had passed away and each piece has it s own deeply personal history.

Mourning jewelry became widely associated with the victorian era even though it had been around long before queen victoria. See more ideas about mourning ring mourning jewelry antique jewelry. New york as the georgian era faded into victorian times mourning jewelry became less macabre.