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Mourning jewellery

Scope note

Various articles of jewellery worn in memory of a deceased person during periods of mourning; especially such jewellery preserving hair of the deceased or bearing motifs such as a weeping willow, lyre, or broken column.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000211535

Broader Terms used

commemorative jewellery

Term used for

jewelry, mourning

Created

13yrs ago

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