Victorian Mourning Jewelry: Wearable memorials that contained the hair of the deceased, 1750-1900

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Victorian mourning jewelry was popular during the late 1800s and was used as a tribute or memento to remind the wearer about their love for the person they had lost. Death was a regular occurrence in Victorian times, thanks to pervasive diseases like cholera and scarlet fever. For this reason, the loss of a loved […]

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