Fashionable Mourning Jewelry, Clothing, and Customs
$154.76
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2006
Summary
Victorian Mourning: Jewelry, Fashion, and Customs
Explore the fascinating nineteenth-century traditions surrounding death and mourning. Queen Victoria’s profound influence perpetuated elaborate displays of grief, as she, her court, and loyal subjects remained in mourning for over forty years.
Over 300 color photographs showcase:
- Jewelry
- Photography and painted portraits
- Children’s, men’s, and women’s clothing
- Poems, letters of sympath…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780764324468 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0764324462 |
| Series: | Schiffer Book for Collectors with Price Guide |
| Author: | Mary Brett |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 1.63kg |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 216mm |
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About The Author
Mary Brett
Mary Brett is a dedicated student of mourning customs and artefacts who has selected an important reference archive over many years. It is her intention in writing this book to give readers insight into the beauty of death, as seen through the eyes of Victorians, and to share some of the artefacts they left as reminders of their convictions and reverence for the departed. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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