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In Death Lamented: The Tradition of Anglo-American Mourning Jewelry

In Death Lamented: The Tradition of Anglo-American Mourning Jewelry

Nehama, Sarah
Bentley, Anne E.
LeBlanc, Ondine

Paperback

JewelryDeath & Dying

ISBN10: 1936520036
ISBN13: 9781936520039
Publisher: Massachusetts Historical Soc
Published: Sep 26 2012
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.10 Depth: 9.40
Language: English

In Death Lamented: The Tradition of Anglo-American Mourning Jewelry illustrates and explains prime examples of rings, bracelets, brooches, and other pieces of mourning jewelry from the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Like the exhibition at the Massachusetts Historical Society, this volume showcases the materials in the Society's collection and that of Sarah Nehama, a jeweler and private collector who co-curated the event at the MHS. These elegant and evocative objects are presented in context, including written explanations of the history, use, and meaning of the jewelry, as well as related pieces of material culture, such as broadsides, photographs, portraits, and trade cards. The jewelry included illustrates some of the most exemplary types, from early gold bands with death's head iconography to jeweled brooches and intricately woven hairwork pieces of the Civil War era.

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