From Art Deco diamonds to Victorian mourning pieces, vintage jewelry holds stories and value far beyond its metal content. Knowing how to identify, source, and price these treasures can mean the ...

I: Historical background -- Memento Mori: death in the Middle Ages -- La Mort de Toi: death of "the other" in the Age of Enlightenment -- The finger of the Lord hath done it: death in Colonial America ...

KINSTON — Step back in time with the CSS Neuse Museum to explore the captivating customs of Victorian-era mourning with the program “Mourning Etiquette, Rituals, and Jewelry in the Victorian Era,” ...

Lab-grown diamonds made with cremation ashes are just one way people are honoring their loved ones. By Abigail R. Esman When Alyx Carson’s father was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2020, she left her ...

In Victorian England, those stricken by grief often took part in a tradition called mourning braiding, which involved weaving locks of a departed loved one’s hair into intricate pieces of jewelry.

Source: Carl Rudolph Sohn (1845-1908) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The Victorian society of the late 1800s was obsessed with death. Queen Victoria set the tone for this after the death of ...