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 9ct gold & enamel mourning brooch approx 9.4 grams

Victorian 9ct Gold & Enamel Mourning Brooch - 9.4g

Victorian 9ct gold & enamel mourning brooch approx 9.4 grams

Seven various Victorian gold mourning brooches

Victorian Gold Mourning Brooch Collection

Seven various Victorian gold mourning brooches

Two Victorian mourning jewellery items, a gold case brooch…

Victorian Mourning Jewelry: Gold Brooch and Locket Pendant

Two Victorian mourning jewellery items, a gold case brooch applied with river pearl set forget me nots on a black enamel ground to a scroll and feather surround with locket compartment to rear with memorial engraving dated 1855, size 50 x 42 mm, other…

An antique mourning hair locket brooch; front and back gold…

Antique Hair Locket Brooch with Enamelled Border

An antique mourning hair locket brooch; front and back gold brooch with central oval locket compartement with woven hair to black enamelled border 'In Memory Of', size 49 x 40 mm, wt. 14.62g.

Georgian 9ct yellow gold mourning brooch, approx Regency period

Regency 9ct Gold Mourning Brooch

Georgian 9ct yellow gold mourning brooch, approx Regency period

A late Victorian portrait brooch, a silver and enamel portrait…

Victorian Portrait Jewelry Set

A late Victorian portrait brooch, a silver and enamel portrait locket, and a gold plated brooch with photo portrait of a young child, circa 1900-1910, (3 items), the largest 4 cm high

Antique mourning brooch seed pearls, sapphires and a diamond,…

Antique 9ct Brooch with Seed Pearls and Sapphires

Antique mourning brooch seed pearls, sapphires and a diamond, marked 9ct to chain claps only 9g

An Australian 9ct yellow gold pearl photo locket six seed…

Australian Gold Pearl Locket by T. Willis & Co

An Australian 9ct yellow gold pearl photo locket six seed pearls, made by T. Willis & Co., Melbourne

An Australian 15ct yellow gold diamond moon and star brooch…

Australian 15ct Gold Diamond Moon and Star Brooch

An Australian 15ct yellow gold diamond moon and star brooch four old mine cut diamonds, the brooch also has a glass locket / mourning section at the back, it was made by Aronson & Co, Melbourne

19th century mourning brooch with blue enamel

Blue Enamel Mourning Brooch - 19th Century

19th century mourning brooch with blue enamel

An antique mourning brooch, inset with seed pearls, metal pin,…

Antique Seed Pearl Mourning Brooch

An antique mourning brooch, inset with seed pearls, metal pin, 9ct gold base. Length 6 cm.

A 19th century 9ct. yellow gold and agate mourning brooch, the…

19th Century Agate Mourning Brooch with Hair Locket

A 19th century 9ct. yellow gold and agate mourning brooch, the oval dished red striated agate panel with central glazed hair locket, rope twist borders, stamped gold marks. 4.6 cm x 3.8 cm.

9ct photo locket oval form engraved on 9ct bow brooch

Engraved Oval Locket on Bow Brooch

9ct photo locket oval form engraved on 9ct bow brooch

Early 20th century Etruscan revival 9ct yellow gold mourning…

Etruscan Revival 9ct Gold Mourning Brooch - 4.7g

Early 20th century Etruscan revival 9ct yellow gold mourning brooch, marked 9ct, weight 4.7 grams

A Victorian silver gilt mourning brooch the central panel in a…

Victorian Amethyst and Pearl Mourning Brooch

A Victorian silver gilt mourning brooch the central panel in a seed pearl set mount, the outer frame set with ten oval cut amethysts.

A Victorian 15ct gold sapphire mourning brooch, woven hair…

Victorian Sapphire Hair Mourning Brooch

A Victorian 15ct gold sapphire mourning brooch, woven hair under rock crystal in a rub over mount and surrounded by ten small facet cut Ceylonese sapphires to the centre of a knife edge bar.

Georgian coral and rose gold mourning brooch, approx 4 grams…

Georgian Coral and Rose Gold Mourning Brooch - 8ct

Georgian coral and rose gold mourning brooch, approx 4 grams tests as 8ct

A Victorian mourning brooch, oval form, embellished detail,…

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Glass Pearl and Red Stone

A Victorian mourning brooch, oval form, embellished detail, centre glass pearl and red stone floral cluster, rear of brooch empty, perspex panel;fully hallmarked Birmingham, 1888;9ct gold. Weight 5.9g.

Mourning brooch. Victorian 15ct gold, double sided, set with…

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Edwardian Photographs

Mourning brooch. Victorian 15ct gold, double sided, set with seed pearls, contains two Edwardian photographs, height 5 cm

A Victorian 9ct gold, pearl and enamel mourning brooch,…

Victorian Pearl and Enamel Mourning Brooch

A Victorian 9ct gold, pearl and enamel mourning brooch, horizontal marquis form, blue enamel to the centre, small seed pearls around the edge, woven hair under rock crystal to reverse.

A Victorian mourning brooch. Gilt, presented in original fitted…

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Sardonyx Stone and Pearls

A Victorian mourning brooch. Gilt, presented in original fitted case, detailed by makers Marshall & Sons 87 George Street Edinburgh, engraved to reverse with date 1869, presented as a large round panel brooch, featuring a central polished cabochon cut…

A Victorian onyx, seed pearl and 9ct rose gold mourning brooch,…

Victorian Onyx & Seed Pearl Mourning Brooch

A Victorian onyx, seed pearl and 9ct rose gold mourning brooch, oblong form, with safety chain. 43 x 23 mm. Weight 14.5g.

Mourning brooch. Victorian marked 9ct gold, double sided,…

Double-Sided Victorian Mourning Brooch with Edwardian Photographs

Mourning brooch. Victorian marked 9ct gold, double sided, contains two Edwardian photographs, height 3 cm

Victorian gold target brooch set with ruby and diamond with…

Victorian Ruby and Diamond Mourning Brooch

Victorian gold target brooch set with ruby and diamond with mourning pin

A Victorian 9ct rose gold coral mourning brooch, twelve half…

Victorian Coral and Hair Mourning Brooch

A Victorian 9ct rose gold coral mourning brooch, twelve half coral beads, 3.5 mm, central glass panel with hair

Georgian gold mourning brooch set with seed pearls and rose…

Georgian Seed Pearl Mourning Brooch

Georgian gold mourning brooch set with seed pearls and rose foliate borders

An Australian 9ct yellow gold swallow pearl photo brooch twenty…

Australian Swallow Pearl Brooch by Aronson & Co

An Australian 9ct yellow gold swallow pearl photo brooch twenty five seed pearls, the brooch was possibly made by Aronson & Co., Melbourne

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

An antique photo portrait brooch set in yellow and rose gold,…

Antique Portrait Brooch in Yellow and Rose Gold

An antique photo portrait brooch set in yellow and rose gold, late 19th century 4 cm high, 6.7 grams total

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

9ct mourning brooch, set with split pearls and red stones.…

9ct Pearl and Red Stone Mourning Brooch

9ct mourning brooch, set with split pearls and red stones. Diameter 4 cm. Weight 9.1g.

Willis & Sons (attributed) antique double sided photo locket…

Victorian 9ct Gold Double Sided Photo Locket Brooch

Willis & Sons (attributed) antique double sided photo locket brooch, 9ct gold and seed pearl, Melbourne, Victorian origin, late 19th century, 4 cm wide

A Victorian mourning brooch, oval form, scrolled border, enamel…

Victorian Hair Mourning Brooch

A Victorian mourning brooch, oval form, scrolled border, enamel outer plaque surrounding an inner plaque of plaited hair; gold cased.

Antique enamel and pearl mourning brooch, with open locket back,…

Enamel and Pearl Mourning Brooch with Locket Back

Antique enamel and pearl mourning brooch, with open locket back, on rear 'In remembrance of Thomas Sherratt who died 7th June 1837 aged 54 years', size: approx 4 cm by 3.5 cm

Good Victorian mourning brooch, inscribed 'John Echlin Obt.…

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Inscription and Gold Pin

Good Victorian mourning brooch, inscribed 'John Echlin Obt. April 14,1842' with original gold pin

A Victorian gold cased mourning brooch, central plaited hair…

Victorian Gold Mourning Brooch with Hair Compartment

A Victorian gold cased mourning brooch, central plaited hair compartment to black enamel surround with gold foliate feature and scroll border, 55 x 45 mm.

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

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…

An antique mourning brooch, set with a small diamond, with…

Antique Mourning Brooch with Diamond and Safety Chain

An antique mourning brooch, set with a small diamond, with safety chain, stamped 9ct yellow gold, W.H.C., Birmingham 1905. Length 45 mm. Weight 4.2g.

A mourning brooch, 15ct yellow gold, set with a diamond set in…

15ct Gold Mourning Brooch with Diamond Center

A mourning brooch, 15ct yellow gold, set with a diamond set in the centre. Length 4.5 cm. Weight 4.1g.

Victorian rose gold mourning brooch in the Etruscan revival…

Victorian Etruscan Revival Rose Gold Mourning Brooch

Victorian rose gold mourning brooch in the Etruscan revival mode, picture back locket to the reverse, width 23 mm, weight 4 grams, tests as 14ct+

Antique gold mourning brooch set with Operculum cats eye shell,…

Antique Gold Mourning Brooch with Operculum Shell & Pearls

Antique gold mourning brooch set with Operculum cats eye shell, and seed pearls. Unmarked. Approx weight 10 grams, Surface tests as 9ct

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

Bar brooch, white metal mourning Art Nouveau bar brooch with…

Art Nouveau Mourning Bar Brooch with Onyx and Diamond

Bar brooch, white metal mourning Art Nouveau bar brooch with black onyx stone and central diamond stone

A George III rose gold seed pearl and hair plait mourning…

George III Seed Pearl Hair Plait Mourning Brooch

A George III rose gold seed pearl and hair plait mourning brooch, curved rectangular form, the hair plait under a rock crystal panel framed by seed pearls, gold frame and back, testing as 9ct.

Victorian enamel mourning brooch with platted hair

Enamel Mourning Brooch with Hair Plaiting

Victorian enamel mourning brooch with platted hair

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.

An antique gold plated rotating locket brooch, locket set with…

Rotating Locket Brooch with Portrait and Carved Stag

An antique gold plated rotating locket brooch, locket set with a portrait photo of a gentleman, reverse with a carved bone stag within a contoured and beaded surround, size 48 x 48.5 mm.

Two French sweetheart brooches, consisting of soldiers…

French Soldier Sweetheart Brooches in Silver Frames

Two French sweetheart brooches, consisting of soldiers photograph in silver floral frame

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…

A small Victorian 15ct gold mourning brooch, decorative frame…

Victorian 15ct Gold Hair Mourning Brooch with Crystal

A small Victorian 15ct gold mourning brooch, decorative frame enclosing hair under crystal.

Georgian mourning brooch with seed pearls set in gold

Gold & Pearl Georgian Mourning Brooch

Georgian mourning brooch with seed pearls set in gold

A gold and enamel mourning brooch, 15ct yellow gold, Victorian,…

Victorian Gold and Enamel Mourning Brooch

A gold and enamel mourning brooch, 15ct yellow gold, Victorian, of stylised form, featuring a central black enamelled leaf, set against two beaten stems, to reverse an oval photo panel, fitted with pin

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

A mourning brooch, oval with swirls, carved in jet. Length 5.5…

Swirled Jet Mourning Brooch

A mourning brooch, oval with swirls, carved in jet. Length 5.5 cm.

A mourning brooch, set with black enamel with foliate design,…

9ct Black Enamel Mourning Brooch with Foliate Design

A mourning brooch, set with black enamel with foliate design, stamped 9ct. All in weight 11.7g.

Three mourning brooches, one sterling silver, rectangular bar…

Mourning Brooch Trio with Pearl, Onyx, and Jet Details

Three mourning brooches, one sterling silver, rectangular bar brooch with black enamel work, inset with pearl and silver foliate motif, a 9ct yellow gold oval shaped black onyx plaque brooch set with a central single pearl and finally a jet kite shaped…

Georgian seed pearl and yellow gold brooch unmarked and without…

Georgian Seed Pearl Gold Brooch, Logan Estate Provenance

Georgian seed pearl and yellow gold brooch unmarked and without the mourning window. Size 20 x 14 mm, weight 2.5 grams, tests as 14ct. Provenance: The Logan estate.

Victorian yellow gold and enamel mourning brooch unmarked.…

Victorian Enamel Mourning Brooch, 9ct Gold Back

Victorian yellow gold and enamel mourning brooch unmarked. Approx size 46 mm x 40 mm, total weight 24 grams, the back tests as 9ct

Antique Dutch rose gold mourning brooch case is marked Oak leaf…

Antique Dutch Rose Gold Mourning Brooch Case - 14ct

Antique Dutch rose gold mourning brooch case is marked Oak leaf for 14ct 1852- approx brooch size 21 x 27 mm, weight 4 grams

Georgian rose gold and coral mourning brooch approx size 23 mm…

Georgian Coral Mourning Brooch in Rose Gold

Georgian rose gold and coral mourning brooch approx size 23 mm x 17 mm, weight 4 grams

A William IV 15ct. yellow gold and black enamelled mourning…

William IV Mourning Brooch with Hair Plait, 1826

A William IV 15ct. yellow gold and black enamelled mourning brooch, small hair plait set to the centre. The back engraved including date 1826. 4gms.

A Victorian gold-cased mourning brooch with pearl and hair-lock…

Victorian Pearl Hair-Lock Mourning Brooch

A Victorian gold-cased mourning brooch with pearl and hair-lock centre; later slide fitting. (pin non-extant)

9ct Victorian mourning brooch

Victorian 9ct Mourning Brooch

9ct Victorian mourning brooch

An Edwardian diamond set gold miniature photo frame brooch, the…

Edwardian Diamond Miniature Photo Frame Brooch

An Edwardian diamond set gold miniature photo frame brooch, the rectangular frame highlighted with old cut diamonds, 18ct. white gold frame on a 9ct. rose gold pin.

A Victorian 15ct gold sapphire mourning brooch, woven hair…

Victorian sapphire mourning brooch with woven hair

A Victorian 15ct gold sapphire mourning brooch, woven hair under rock crystal in a rub over mount and surrounded by ten small facet cut Ceylonese sapphires to the centre of a knife edge bar.

Victorian gilt and enamel mourning brooch. Approx size 42 mm x…

Victorian Enamel Mourning Brooch with Gilt Detailing

Victorian gilt and enamel mourning brooch. Approx size 42 mm x 34 mm, weight 15 grams

Antique mourning jewellery group includes a jet set gold…

Antique Jet and Gold Mourning Jewellery Set

Antique mourning jewellery group includes a jet set gold Georgian brooch, locket a/f and porcelain set jet panel. The cameo is a molded simulant

Georgian gold mourning brooch approx 4.3 grams weight

Georgian Gold Mourning Brooch - 4.3g

Georgian gold mourning brooch approx 4.3 grams weight

A Victorian banded agate mourning brooch, angular enamel border,…

Victorian Agate Mourning Brooch with Enamel Border

A Victorian banded agate mourning brooch, angular enamel border, rolled gold.

Large Victorian gilt and enamel mourning brooch

Victorian Gilt Enamel Mourning Brooch

Large Victorian gilt and enamel mourning brooch

A Victorian pinchbeck framed cameo mourning brooch, with swivel…

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Hair Display

A Victorian pinchbeck framed cameo mourning brooch, with swivel plaque, with hair display to the back.

15ct (tested) Georgian hair mourning brooch

Georgian Hair Mourning Brooch (15ct)

15ct (tested) Georgian hair mourning brooch

Victorian gold mourning brooch central hair panel with half…

Victorian Hair and Pearl Mourning Brooch 1839

Victorian gold mourning brooch central hair panel with half pearl and black enamel framing dated 1839

A 9ct yellow gold mourning brooch, break to centre stone and pin

9ct Gold Mourning Brooch with Broken Stone and Pin

A 9ct yellow gold mourning brooch, break to centre stone and pin

A Victorian 9ct gold mourning brooch, nickel pin, brass hook.…

Victorian 9ct Gold Mourning Brooch with Nickel Pin

A Victorian 9ct gold mourning brooch, nickel pin, brass hook. 21 mm x 14 mm. Weight 3.9g.

An antique jet mourning brooch, well carved.

Carved Jet Mourning Brooch

An antique jet mourning brooch, well carved.

A mourning Victorian brooch, set with split pearls on 9ct…

Victorian Pearl Brooch with Inscription

A mourning Victorian brooch, set with split pearls on 9ct yellow gold, inscribed to verso 'Cecil July 10th 1901'. Length 2 cm. Weight 3.2g.

Georgian yellow gold mourning brooch unmarked, weight 2.7 grams,…

Georgian Yellow Gold Mourning Brooch - 2.7g, 19x14mm

Georgian yellow gold mourning brooch unmarked, weight 2.7 grams, size 19 x 14 mm

Victorian rotating mourning brooch with a carved stag to the…

Victorian Stag Mourning Brooch

Victorian rotating mourning brooch with a carved stag to the center. Made in gilt metal likely pinchbeck. Size 53 x 56 mm

Georgian almandine garnet and rose gold mourning brooch. Approx…

Georgian Garnet and Rose Gold Mourning Brooch

Georgian almandine garnet and rose gold mourning brooch. Approx size 15 mm length, weight 1.8 grams

Georgian yellow gold mourning brooch with bevelled glass frame…

Georgian 15ct Gold Hair Mourning Brooch

Georgian yellow gold mourning brooch with bevelled glass frame to anterior with plaited hair. Approx weight 1.6 grams, length 16.5 mm. tests as 15ct

Victorian 9ct yellow gold mourning brooch with an old cut…

Victorian 9ct Gold Mourning Brooch with Diamond

Victorian 9ct yellow gold mourning brooch with an old cut diamond set to center and window to reverse. Marked 9ct. Approx weight 2.33 grams

Georgian gold and seed pearl mourning brooch, unmarked approx 4.…

Georgian Mourning Brooch with Gold and Seed Pearls

Georgian gold and seed pearl mourning brooch, unmarked approx 4.8 grams total weight

Gold and carved ivory swivel mourning brooch

Swivel Mourning Brooch with Gold and Ivory Carvings

Gold and carved ivory swivel mourning brooch

Victorian mourning brooch inscribed to reverse 1847

1847 Victorian Mourning Brooch

Victorian mourning brooch inscribed to reverse 1847

A Victorian 15ct yellow gold mourning brooch, set with twenty…

Victorian mourning brooch with hair and pearls

A Victorian 15ct yellow gold mourning brooch, set with twenty seed pearls & plaited hair inset under glass with a yellow gold fluted frame, gold tests as 15ct

An Australian 9ct yellow gold diamond and ruby oval mourning…

9ct Gold Diamond & Ruby Mourning Brooch with Glass Back

An Australian 9ct yellow gold diamond and ruby oval mourning brooch one old mine cut diamond, two round rubies with a glass mourning section in the back. The brooch is stamped T.H

A Georgian mourning brooch, with seed pearl inset, on 9ct gold.…

Georgian Seed Pearl Mourning Brooch in 9ct Gold

A Georgian mourning brooch, with seed pearl inset, on 9ct gold. Weight 5.6g

A Victorian mourning brooch, oval shaped, hollow to back, 9ct…

Victorian Mourning Brooch in 9ct Gold Plate

A Victorian mourning brooch, oval shaped, hollow to back, 9ct yellow gold plated. Length 3.7 cm. Weight 6.9g

A mourning brooch, set with split pearls, on 9ct yellow gold…

Split Pearl Mourning Brooch in 9ct Yellow Gold

A mourning brooch, set with split pearls, on 9ct yellow gold base. Length 2 cm. Weight 2.6g.

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

Victorian jet mourning brooch size 39 x 13 mm

Victorian Jet Mourning Brooch, 39x13mm

Victorian jet mourning brooch size 39 x 13 mm

Victorian enamel and gilt metal mourning brooch, length 56 mm

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Enamel and Gilt Metal

Victorian enamel and gilt metal mourning brooch, length 56 mm

Victorian 9ct yellow gold mourning brooch set with diamonds and…

Victorian 9ct Gold Mourning Brooch with Diamonds & Red Gemstone

Victorian 9ct yellow gold mourning brooch set with diamonds and a red gemstone. Marked 9ct TH, weight 3 grams

Antique white agate, seed pearl and gold mourning brooch.…

Antique White Agate and Pearl Mourning Brooch

Antique white agate, seed pearl and gold mourning brooch. Approx dimensions 18 mm x 20 mm, total weight 4.2 grams. Bruise to back