Mourning and remembrance, mourning jewellery Back  Home
Mourning jewellery was made from jet, which could be polished or left with a dull surface.	Jet was the most popular material for mourning because of its colour and because it can be easily worked.
Jet earring Broach Necklace	Jet hair ornament, 19th century.
These woven Indian earrings were worn with a pale coloured sari and a necklace. Earrings, 2000 (Kindly lent by Priti Vishwabhan)	Jet black mourning pins 19th century
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