As the Georgian era faded into Victorian times, mourning jewelry became less macabre.
Depictions of grave-digging tools and skulls gave way to softer symbolism--clouds and angels--as mourning jewelry became entirely about remembering individuals who were lost, and was incorporated into the strict mourning dress code imposed upon women in Victorian times.
Total sidebar, but the article says "Historically, it is the period from 1837 to 1901, spanning the 64-year reign of Queen Victoria, who remains the longest-reigning monarch in history (though she soon could lose that title to Elizabeth II.)" I assume they must mean only in English history, because Ramses II (aka Ozymandius, king of kings, look on my works ye mighty and despair) lived to ~90 and reigned for 66 years.
Back on topic, I've heard schorl cited as a material used in mourning jewelry; is that something you've seen or is that more on the fanciful side?
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