Victorian Mourning Jewellery
These three necklaces are examples of mourning jewellery. Queen
Victoria's lengthy mourning for Prince Albert coincided with the
Crimean War and Indian Mutiny. This caused mourning jewellery to be
more widely worn than before and brought about a fashion for Jet.
Object no :
EAAC050n
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Accession number :
KIMMG:2002/26/1-3
Copyright :
East Ayrshire Council