{"product_id":"victorian-mourning-jewelry-hairwork-jet-lockets-rings-pearls-and-the-hidden-language-of-grief-in-19th-century-britain-9798198575509","title":"Victorian Mourning Jewelry: Hairwork, Jet, Lockets, Rings, Pearls, and the Hidden Language of Grief in 19th-Century Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Octavia M. Veyne\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - Victorian Era (1837-1901)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Did The Victorians Turn Grief Into Jewelry?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep inside the dark, elegant world of hairwork, jet lockets, mourning rings, and the hidden rituals of 19th-century remembrance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictorian mourning was not quiet. It was worn in black crepe, carved into jet, sealed beneath glass, photographed beside deathbeds, and carried against the skin by those who refused to forget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictorian Mourning Jewelry\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how grief became one of the most symbolic cultures of the 19th century, blending history, fashion, death rituals, craftsmanship, class pressure, and deeply human acts of remembrance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you will discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eHairwork Jewelry: \u003c\/b\u003e How human hair became bracelets, lockets, brooches, and memorial art\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJet, Pearls, And Black Enamel: \u003c\/b\u003e The hidden meanings behind the materials Victorians used to mourn\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eQueen Victoria's Influence: \u003c\/b\u003e How one royal death reshaped mourning fashion across Britain\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eWidowhood And Social Rules: \u003c\/b\u003e The strict customs that controlled grief, clothing, and public behavior\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFuneral Culture And Cemeteries: \u003c\/b\u003e Why death became part of architecture, photography, and gothic imagination\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThe Business Of Mourning: \u003c\/b\u003e How jewelers, dressmakers, undertakers, and photographers profited from remembrance\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eModern Collecting: \u003c\/b\u003e Why Victorian mourning jewelry still fascinates historians, collectors, and gothic culture today \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a Victorian Mourning Timeline Cheat Sheet with symbols, mourning periods, and collector terminology.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers drawn to gothic history, antique jewelry, death customs, and the emotional worlds hidden inside historical objects, this book offers a clear and atmospheric guide to a society that refused to let the dead vanish completely.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890405392535,"sku":"9798198575509","price":1343.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198575509.webp?v=1781179888","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/victorian-mourning-jewelry-hairwork-jet-lockets-rings-pearls-and-the-hidden-language-of-grief-in-19th-century-britain-9798198575509","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}