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Black Floral Mourning Brooch
Black Floral Mourning Brooch
Black Floral Mourning Brooch
Black Floral Mourning Brooch

Black Floral Mourning Brooch

DateMid - late 19th century
Object NameBrooch
Mediummetal and enamel
ClassificationsJewellery
DimensionsLength: 6.2cm
Width: 4.7cm
Depth: 1.1cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2013 by Margaret Carlaw.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 08
Object numberABDMS082644
About MeBlack enamelled metal floral mourning brooch.

Mourning was big business during the Victorian period and all levels of society and incomes were catered for. Black enamelled metal moulded into ornate shapes that mimicked jet were a popular, cheap alternative to the more expensive versions in jet or bog oak.
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Victorian mourning etiquette dictated that the only jewellery worn should be made of jet or this cheaper metal equivalent, which was sometimes combined with the woven hair of the deceased!
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