In Victorian England there were strict protocols for mourning the death of a family member, relative or (in the case of servants) an employer of employer's family member. They were particularly observed by the upper classes, but followed by other classes where the apparel and accoutrements could be afforded.

Mourning protocols were mainly applied to women, who were expected to wear heavy, concealing, black clothing, together with a black crepe veil, and a cap or bonnet.

Mourning jewellery completed the ensemble.

For a widow, there were three stages of mourning, covering a period of two years or more. The first period of mourning, lasting for a year and a day, was known as "full mourning". "Second mourning" covered a period of nine months, and allowed for a slight relaxation on the colour and style of garments worn, and for mourning jewellery. "Half mourning" lasted from three to six months more...

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Victorian mourning brooch, weight 10.4 grams, tests as 9ct gold…

Victorian 9ct Gold Mourning Brooch, 10.4g

Victorian mourning brooch, weight 10.4 grams, tests as 9ct gold to the back

Georgian yellow gold mourning brooch, size 15 x 12.5 mm

Georgian Gold Mourning Brooch, 15x12.5mm

Georgian yellow gold mourning brooch, size 15 x 12.5 mm

Antique 1880s rolled gold mourning brooch, the hair locket in…

1880s Mourning Hair Locket Brooch in Rolled Gold

Antique 1880s rolled gold mourning brooch, the hair locket in scrolling frame.

A Victorian 15ct gold, blue guilloche enamel mourning brooch,…

Victorian Pearl and Blue Enamel Mourning Brooch

A Victorian 15ct gold, blue guilloche enamel mourning brooch, oval form with central pearl and white enamel highlights. Some faults.

A Victorian vulcanite mourning brooch, as a hand clasping a…

Vulcanite Mourning Brooch: Hand Clasping Wreath

A Victorian vulcanite mourning brooch, as a hand clasping a floral wreath.

An antique mourning brooch, rose gold and garnet with woven…

Antique Rose Gold Mourning Brooch with Hair Window

An antique mourning brooch, rose gold and garnet with woven hair window, 19th century, 3.3 cm wide

New Zealand Colonial 18ct gold bearing quartz mourning brooch,…

18ct Gold & Greenstone Mourning Brooch with Quartz & Photo Panels

New Zealand Colonial 18ct gold bearing quartz mourning brooch, oval panel of quartz diagonally banded with inset of fine greenstone within chased foliate and bird frame, reverse photo panel 5 cm long. Similar brooch in the Auckland Museum by niello Jacob…

Large late Victorian gold plate framed swivel brooch, memorial…

Victorian Memorial Hair & Photo Swivel Brooch

Large late Victorian gold plate framed swivel brooch, memorial hair panel with photo reverse panel the frame chased with applied ribbons 5 cm height

An antique jet mourning brooch and matching earrings, 19th…

19th Century Jet Mourning Brooch and Earrings Set

An antique jet mourning brooch and matching earrings, 19th century, the brooch 4.2 cm wide

18ct gold, onyx and seed pearl mourning brooch, Centering an…

Onyx and Seed Pearl Mourning Brooch with Hair Inscription

18ct gold, onyx and seed pearl mourning brooch, Centering an oblong panel of onyx, within a border of seed pearls, a glazed panel of hair to reverse, inscribed 'To mother Jan.1890', measuring approximately 45 x 20 mm.

Three Victorian mourning photo frames and swivel brooch, 19th…

Victorian Mourning Frames and Brooch Set

Three Victorian mourning photo frames and swivel brooch, 19th century comprising a Victorian pinchbeck framed mourning photo brooch with lady and gentleman portraits in oval swivel plaque, a small sterling silver embossed square frame (1900 Chester, James…

Sterling silver and paua double panel brooch, with earrings on…

Paua Heart Brooch Set with Earrings and Locket

Sterling silver and paua double panel brooch, with earrings on screw backs and heart photo locket

Edwardian 9ct gold photo brooch, stamped 9ct, bow, pin marked…

Edwardian 9ct Gold Filigree Photo Brooch

Edwardian 9ct gold photo brooch, stamped 9ct, bow, pin marked Birmingham, 1903, of circular form with filigree scrolling, united via three safety chains to a gold bow with round cut green glass stone to center, total gold weight 3.19gm (not including…

Lamborn & Wagner of Melbourne (attributed), impressive antique…

Antique Shell Cameo Brooch with Emu and Kangaroo

Lamborn & Wagner of Melbourne (attributed), impressive antique shell cameo brooch set in fine yellow gold mount fashioned as tendrils and leaves with emu and kangaroo, 19th century, mourning window to reverse, 6 cm high

S.G. Wray antique English mourning brooch. A stunning piece of…

18th Century English Mourning Brooch with Diamonds and Enamel

S.G. Wray antique English mourning brooch. A stunning piece of 18th century jewellery crafted in rose gold, set with five impressive diamonds and finished in blue and white enamel, emblazoned 'S.G. Wray, Nov. 9, 1790, Aged 10'. This piece was given by the…

Victorian Daguerreotype mourning brooch, framed in rolled gold…

Victorian Mourning Brooch: In Memory of Middle-Aged Man

Victorian Daguerreotype mourning brooch, framed in rolled gold an enamel with 'In Memory' inscription, surrounding a central rectangular photograph depicting a man of middle age, 3.3 cm x 2.6 cm

Victorian blue enamel & rose gold mourning brooch size 29 x 35…

Victorian Blue Enamel & Rose Gold Mourning Brooch, 9ct, 10g

Victorian blue enamel & rose gold mourning brooch size 29 x 35 mm, weight 10 grams, tests as 9ct

20ct gold Memorial pendant/brooch, circa 1865; of target design,…

1865 Target Design Gold Memorial Pendant/Brooch with Photo Compartment

20ct gold Memorial pendant/brooch, circa 1865; of target design, decorated with applied rope twist and granulation accents, the reverse centring a glazed photo compartment, completed by a detachable pendant bail and 14ct gold brooch pin, diameter 32 mm,…

Victorian Etruscan revival aquamarine and pearl Memorial locket…

Victorian Aquamarine and Pearl Memorial Locket Brooch

Victorian Etruscan revival aquamarine and pearl Memorial locket brooch; of target design, centring a cluster of claw-set half-pearls and circular-cut aquamarines framed by a concave surround applied with wirework, the reverse with glazed photo compartment…

Victorian Etruscan revival Memorial brooch/pendant, circa 1865;…

Victorian Etruscan Revival Memorial Brooch/Pendant with Seed Pearls

Victorian Etruscan revival Memorial brooch/pendant, circa 1865; of elliptical shape centring a cluster of bead-set seed pearls framed by an 8-point star applied with blue enamel completed by a convex decorative surround applied with granulation and…

Gold, pearl and enamel Memorial brooch, circa 1860; modelled as…

1860 Memorial Brooch with Pearl, Enamel, and Photo Compartment

Gold, pearl and enamel Memorial brooch, circa 1860; modelled as a stylised ribbon bow with decorative applied detail, centring a bead-set seed pearl within a blue enamel starburst, glazed photo compartment to the reverse, 20ct gold with a 9ct gold brooch…

An antique 18ct yellow gold oval brooch, set with three…

1870 Antique 18ct Gold Diamond Brooch with Mourning Window

An antique 18ct yellow gold oval brooch, set with three diamonds, circa 1870, reverse fitted with mourning window, and housed in original box, 4 cm wide, 13.6 grams total

Victorian mourning brooch, brooch circa 1855 in 9ct yellow gold…

Victorian Mourning Brooch: Hair Patterned Gold with Seed Pearls

Victorian mourning brooch, brooch circa 1855 in 9ct yellow gold with hair patterning and seed pearls.

An unusual antique Lord Kitchener locket gold rifle brooch,…

Rare Lord Kitchener Gold Rifle Locket Brooch, 1900

An unusual antique Lord Kitchener locket gold rifle brooch, featuring a Lee - Enfield 303 rifle later applied with a gold plated photo locket, safety chain attached, brooch hallmarked S Bros, Birmingham 15ct 1900, metal pin married piece, length 5 cm.

14ct gold and enamel mourning brooch/pendant, centring an open…

14ct gold and enamel mourning brooch/pendant, centring an open rectangular pnael (glazing deficient), within a black enamel surround reading 'Memory', within a decorative gold surround, glazed panel to reverse, reverse engraved 'Jo died 16 June 1884, Aa…

12ct gold, hardstone and enamel mourning brooch/locket,…

12ct gold, hardstone and enamel mourning brooch/locket, centring a circular agate cut en cabochon, within a surround detailed with black enamel, glazed panel to reverse, length 30 mm, width 35 mm.

9ct gold, shell and pearl mourning brooch/pendant, circa 1787,…

9ct gold, shell and pearl mourning brooch/pendant, circa 1787, of navette shape, centring a glazed panel containing an urn motif decorated with shell and seed pearls, within a surround of plaited hair, the reverse inscribed 'Died 25th April 1787 Ag: 68',…

15ct gold mourning brooch/pendant, the oval brooch with applied…

15ct gold mourning brooch/pendant, the oval brooch with applied decoration to centre, glazed panel to reverse containing coiled hair, length 40 mm, width 35 mm, weight approximately 10.8 grams.

Victorian 14ct gold mourning brooch, unmarked (tested 14ct), of…

Victorian 14ct gold mourning brooch, unmarked (tested 14ct), of circular form with rope twist edging, the central crescent moon and star accented with blue enamels and inset with seed pearls, a/f (slight losses to blue enamel), the reverse with interwoven…

Antique gold brooch, circular gold brooch with applied wire…

Antique gold brooch, circular gold brooch with applied wire work and granulation, features an acorn and textured leaves, possibly a mourning brooch with fabric and perspex on the reverse, tested as 18ct gold, diameter 4.2 cm, total weight 14.2grams. Black…

An 18ct gold Victorian brooch, the oval brooch decorated in the…

An 18ct gold Victorian brooch, the oval brooch decorated in the Etruscan manner with small gold balls and rope edge detail, a cabochon amethyst or garnet set to the centre, glass to the base for insertion of photo, with safety chain a conforming design…

Victorian Regard cameo and gold mourning brooch approx weight…

Victorian Regard cameo and gold mourning brooch approx weight 24 grams. Carved cameo Regard, picture to reverse, tests as 9ct

Victorian blue enamel and rose gold mourning brooch. Approx…

Victorian blue enamel and rose gold mourning brooch. Approx weight 20 grams, engraved: Bartlett Pinniger March 15th 1867. Prudence Pinniger August 18th 1875, tests as 9ct

Georgian mourning brooch approx size 27 x 21 mm, with enamel…

Georgian mourning brooch approx size 27 x 21 mm, with enamel tests as silver gilt, a/f to enamel but eye clean

Early Victorian palette hair mourning brooch approx size 37 x…

Early Victorian palette hair mourning brooch approx size 37 x 31 mm

19th century rose gold mourning brooch unmarked. Approx weight…

19th century rose gold mourning brooch unmarked. Approx weight 2 grams, item size 11 x 21 mm

Victorian banded agate and yellow gold mourning locket brooch.…

Victorian banded agate and yellow gold mourning locket brooch. Approx gate diameter 35 mm, item weight 31 grams, tests as 15ct

Victorian enamel and yellow gold mourning brooch, 'In memory of…

Victorian enamel and yellow gold mourning brooch, 'In memory of '. Approx weight 11.8 grams, engraved: 'Katherine Elliott ob 5th June '43 at 91' tests as 9ct

19th century rose gold mourning brooch (cushion) unmarked.…

19th century rose gold mourning brooch (cushion) unmarked. Approx weight 6.9 grams 20 x 21 mm, set with split pearls, tests as 9ct

Victorian yellow gold mourning brooch (palette) set with pearls…

Victorian yellow gold mourning brooch (palette) set with pearls and an old cut tourmaline. Approx size 23 x 19 mm, weight 4 grams, engraved ' E.R 19th August 1874', tests as 9ct

Victorian banded agate and yellow gold mourning brooch,…

Victorian banded agate and yellow gold mourning brooch, cabochon size 29 x 21 mm, weight 22.76 grams, mourning locket to the reverse. With Hellenistic enamel enamel borders some minor loss, tests as 14ct

Georgian yellow gold mourning brooch missing the pin, size 18 x…

Georgian yellow gold mourning brooch missing the pin, size 18 x 12 mm, weight 2.1 grams, tests as 8ct

World War I Anzac. Fine sterling silver and floral enamel…

World War I Anzac. Fine sterling silver and floral enamel fan-shaped brooch with photo window on reverse and black and white photo portrait of an Anzac soldier, circa 1915, 5.5 cm wide

A Victorian gold, enamel and agate mourning brooch/pendant,…

A Victorian gold, enamel and agate mourning brooch/pendant, circa 1870, oval form centrally set with a banded agate cut en cabochon, having geometric patterned black and white enamel, 18ct gold, total weight 11.9gms.

Antique mourning brooch/pendant, set with carved agate set with…

Antique mourning brooch/pendant, set with carved agate set with seed pearls

Victorian mourning brooch, beautiful quality set mourning…

Victorian mourning brooch, beautiful quality set mourning brooch set in 9ct gold surround with scattered sea pearl decoration

Victorian gold mourning brooch, oval shape decorated with black…

Victorian gold mourning brooch, oval shape decorated with black enamel and seed pearls with plaited hair to centre c.1892

Two Victorian Grand Tour C1870 gold pietra dura Florentine…

Two Victorian Grand Tour C1870 gold pietra dura Florentine mosaic brooches, multi-coloured floral spray on leaf and wire worked frame with reverse photo panel, second of violet mosaic with similar earring mount, 32 mm lengths

Victorian 15ct target brooch, central single old mine cut…

Victorian 15ct target brooch, central single old mine cut diamond on oval plain platform framed with decorative bright cut wire and bead work with reverse photo locket 35 mm length

Victorian 16ct gold mourning brooch, unmarked (tested 16ct),…

Victorian 16ct gold mourning brooch, unmarked (tested 16ct), featuring a central purple coloured stone, within a seed pearl border, on a 16ct yellow gold framework, with clasp and safety chain verso, total weight 11.03gm, width 3.2 cm, in a period leather…

Two 19th century gold mourning brooches approx Georgian piece…

19th Century Gold Mourning Brooches with Black Enamel and Hair

Two 19th century gold mourning brooches approx Georgian piece set with black enamel 20 x 13 mm, Victorian set with hair 15 x 12 mm, total weight 4.27 grams, tests as 9ct, approx Georgian piece set with black enamel 20 x 13 mm, Victorian set with hair 15 x…

Georgian yellow gold mourning brooch approx weight 2.97 grams,…

Georgian Yellow Gold Mourning Brooch, 12ct, 2.97 grams

Georgian yellow gold mourning brooch approx weight 2.97 grams, size 18 x 13 mm, tests as 12ct, approx weight 2.97 grams, size 18 x 13 mm, tests as 12ct

Victorian mourning brooch/pendant, large and impressive spinner…

Victorian mourning brooch/pendant with hair, pearls, and ornate wirework

Victorian mourning brooch/pendant, large and impressive spinner mourning brooch with inset hair and seed pearl decoration in ornate wire work surround, with upper bail for necklace

Georgian mourning brooch, 9ct yellow gold surround with central…

Georgian mourning brooch with black enamel and seed pearl flower

Georgian mourning brooch, 9ct yellow gold surround with central black enamel and raised seed pearl flower

Five antique mourning brooches includes carved jet, bog oak,…

Antique Mourning Brooch Collection: Jet, Bog Oak, Faux Jet

Five antique mourning brooches includes carved jet, bog oak, and faux jet.

An antique yellow gold brooch with blue enamel decoration, set…

Antique Yellow Gold Brooch with Blue Enamel and Pearls

An antique yellow gold brooch with blue enamel decoration, set with seed pearls, mounted with mourning window on reverse, 19th century, 4.6 cm wide, 16.9 grams total

Victorian 18ct brooch, five canetille work details set with…

Victorian Amethyst Canetille Brooch with Mourning Locket and Safety Chain

Victorian 18ct brooch, five canetille work details set with amethyst stones (some 'A/F') mourning locket brooch with safety chain

Antique silver mourning locket adapted from a brooch dia. 33 mm

Antique silver mourning locket with brooch adaptation, 33 mm

Antique silver mourning locket adapted from a brooch dia. 33 mm

Victorian enamel & gold mourning brooch tests as 9ct, weight 7…

Victorian Enamel & Gold Mourning Brooch, 9ct, 7 grams Weight

Victorian enamel & gold mourning brooch tests as 9ct, weight 7 grams

Georgian gold mourning brooch, of rectangular form with central…

Georgian gold mourning brooch, of rectangular form with central woven hair panel, within a seed pearl border surround, on an unmarked gold backing with engraving 'J.K.B / A.B', width 2.3 cm x 1.7 cm

An antique pinchbeck swivel brooch with hand coloured photo…

An antique pinchbeck swivel brooch with hand coloured photo portrait of a young man, circa 1865, 6.5 cm high

Vintage metal mourning brooch, central cabochon turquoise with…

Vintage metal mourning brooch, central cabochon turquoise with inset seed pearls and white enamelled decoration and window reverse

A Victorian gold onyx and pearl mourning locket brooch, navette…

A Victorian gold onyx and pearl mourning locket brooch, navette shaped onyx applied with a 15ct gold star set with seed pearls, to 9ct gold frame and rear locket compartment with lock of hair and gold wire, metal pin, wt.9.5g, size 35 x 20 mm.

Victorian style mourning jewellery, the earrings are composed…

Victorian style mourning jewellery, the earrings are composed of black onyx disc shapes 16 mm diameter with 9ct yellow gold surrounds and fixed central six pointed stars that are set with seed pearls and fitted with hinged ear hooks. The 9ct yellow gold…