Halloween’s focus on death seems a perfect time to talk about mourning jewelry. Mourning jewelry originated in the 17th Century as a way for a person to remember a departed loved one. The fashion ...

This is an installment in a multi-part series.  Mourning rituals are important cultural markers throughout history. Through ...

When Victoria became Queen of England in 1837 no one realized how long and influential her reign would be. One of the most significant events of her period was the death of her husband, Prince Albert ...

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For hundreds of years, people wore mourning jewelry to commemorate their dead loved ones. But what secrets about the past can you learn from these dark baubles made of diamonds, skeletons and bits of ...

PITTSFIELD — In the 1800s, public mourning rather than private grieving was a way of life. Victorian social etiquette laid down strict social rules for mourning, from the clothing worn to the length ...

Four distinctive black brooches worn by the former British monarch are being sold at Sotheby's next month A selection of Queen Victoria's unique "mourning jewelry" is being auctioned in London. Four ...