If you’re interested in going down this particular rabbit hole, Cann suggests looking into the strange beauty of Victorian mourning jewelry. “The bereaved would take a lock of the decedent’s ...

Yet, this mourning hair braiding wasn’t limited to ... There are many examples of extant jewelry with the Hebrew word printed ...

they wore special mourning jewelry fashioned of jet or other black, matte-surfaced materials. The principal exception to jet jewelry was hair jewelry. Elaborately fashioned from locks of the ...

Deep mourning costumes did not allow for trims, frills, or decorations, similarly prohibiting jewelry, hats, and excessive accessories. As headwear, widows were supposed to wear dark crepe veils ...