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Mourning & Sentimental Jewelry
In Victorian England as well as in the United States mourning jewelry was worn by a mourner who lost a loved one, Materials such as jet, gutta-percha, vulcanite, pressed horn, crepe stone, black glass (French Jet), black enamel, hair work, bog oak, pinchbeck, and gold were used in the creation of mourning jewelry. Queen Victoria wore black for over 40 years setting a fashion trend for black jewelry in England & America. Mourning jewlery was popular in America due to the heavy casualties during the Civil War.
Sentimental jewlery has a long tradition. It reflects an expression of love and affection for a friend or a loved one or a token in a time of absence. Lockets were very popular in the Geogian era and remain so up till today to store a lock of hair or a photo close to ones heart. . Trench art jewlery would be made by soldiers for their sweethearts from bullet shells, coins, etc. Most famous is the woven hair jewelry of the Victorian era.
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