Antique late Georgian early Victorian era 9ct Gold and Seed Pearls Mourning brooch in a Rounded Rectangular form.The central panel featuring blonde plaited/braided hair under a bevelled Stuart Crystal cover.Framed in a halo of prong-set Seed Pearls.

SCARCE AND SOUGHT AFTER !! Antique late Georgian early Victorian era 9ct Gold and Seed Pearls Mourning brooch in a Rounded Rectangular form.The central panel featuring blonde plaited/braided hair under a bevelled Stuart Crystal cover.Framed in a halo of prong-set Seed Pearls.
During the Victorian Era, family members would often create jewelry from their loved ones hair after they died. Many of the artisans creating these mourning jewelry pieces would sculpt the hair into landscapes or elaborately weave and braid the hair.
Mourning jewellery dates back to the 1600s but gained huge popularity in the 1800s when Queen Victoria mourned the death of her beloved Albert. The Georgians wore mourning jewellery with dark, macabre themes. Popular motifs included skeletons, gravediggers and coffins.
Measurements :The brooch measures 2.2cm x 1.7cm.Total weight of 3.6grams.