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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Two gold plated antique items, a mourning brooch / pendant,…

Gold Plated Antique Mourning Brooch and Earrings

Two gold plated antique items, a mourning brooch / pendant, rotating mechanism, and a pair of drop earrings (cameo and hook missing). (2)

Antique silver mourning brooch

Antique Mourning Brooch in Silver

Antique silver mourning brooch

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.

Victorian gold plate brooch with glass panel, photo brooch, tie…

Victorian Gold and Silver Brooch Collection

Victorian gold plate brooch with glass panel, photo brooch, tie clip and sterling silver leaf brooch

A mourning brooch, oval and facetted shaped.

Oval Facetted Mourning Brooch

A mourning brooch, oval and facetted shaped.

Two Victorian gold plate swivel brooches including a mourning…

Victorian Swivel Brooches: Gold Plate Mourning & Tourist Styles

Two Victorian gold plate swivel brooches including a mourning hair brooch and a tourist brooch

Georgian gold and seed pearl mourning brooch unmarked. Some…

Georgian Seed Pearl Mourning Brooch, 9ct Gold

Georgian gold and seed pearl mourning brooch unmarked. Some discoloration to interior, approx. weight 5 grams. Tests as 9ct

Large mourning brooch, with spinning locket

Spinning Locket Mourning Brooch

Large mourning brooch, with spinning locket

Vintage Elizabeth souvenir photo book brooch. England 1953,…

Elizabeth Souvenir Brooch, England 1953

Vintage Elizabeth souvenir photo book brooch. England 1953, holds multiple photographs. Gold tone. Weight 10.70 grams. Length 2.7 cm.

Silver Etruscan style mourning brooch unmarked and without the…

Unmarked Etruscan Style Mourning Brooch - 46mm Width

Silver Etruscan style mourning brooch unmarked and without the glass for the locket. width 46 mm, weight 5 grams

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

A Victorian mourning brooch, with cartouche-like and etched…

Victorian mourning brooch with etched design

A Victorian mourning brooch, with cartouche-like and etched design. Glass insert missing. 4.6 cm x 2.8 cm. Weight, 6.5 grams.

A Victorian mourning brooch, oval wooden carved brooch…

Victorian Mourning Flower Brooch

A Victorian mourning brooch, oval wooden carved brooch depicting a flower bouquet. Length 4.5 cm

A Victorian mourning brooch with pearlecent enamel inlay and…

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Hair and Enamel Inlay

A Victorian mourning brooch with pearlecent enamel inlay and woven hair feature

Victorian large gold plated oval photo locket with double photo…

Victorian Gold Oval Locket Set with Brooch and Stickpin

Victorian large gold plated oval photo locket with double photo locket brooch and stickpin

Victorian yellow gold mourning brooch, size 18 x 30 mm. tests…

Victorian 9ct Gold Mourning Brooch - 18x30mm

Victorian yellow gold mourning brooch, size 18 x 30 mm. tests as 9ct

Victorian jet mourning brooch with carved with floral in high…

Victorian Floral Jet Mourning Brooch

Victorian jet mourning brooch with carved with floral in high relief. Approx size 27 x 32 mm

Antique 9ct gold & enamel mourning brooch, weight: 2.7 grams

Antique 9ct Gold Enamel Mourning Brooch - 2.7g

Antique 9ct gold & enamel mourning brooch, weight: 2.7 grams

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

A silver double photo locket brooch, set with clear pastes.…

Clear Paste Double Locket Brooch, 1950

A silver double photo locket brooch, set with clear pastes. Back glass cover missing. Circa 1950. Weight (all in) 8.1g.

A mourning brooch, featuring blue enamel and well braided hair,…

Blue Enamel Mourning Brooch with Braided Hair

A mourning brooch, featuring blue enamel and well braided hair, on gold plate and gilt, metal pin, numerous repairs.

Three gold lined brooches including a mourning brooch, 1824 &…

Gold brooches: mourning & paste gemstones, 1824

Three gold lined brooches including a mourning brooch, 1824 & two paste gemstone pins

Georgian mourning brooch with woven hair

Georgian Hair Brooch for Mourning

Georgian mourning brooch with woven hair

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.

Antique 9ct gold mourning brooch, as inspected, weight approx 5.…

Antique 9ct Gold Mourning Brooch - 5.6g - 2x1.5cm

Antique 9ct gold mourning brooch, as inspected, weight approx 5.6 grams. size approx 2 by 1.5 cm

Antique gold mourning brooch, approx 4.1 grams

Antique Gold Mourning Brooch - 4.1g

Antique gold mourning brooch, approx 4.1 grams

Antique 9ct gold mourning brooch, with seed pearl set surround.…

9ct Gold Mourning Brooch with Seed Pearls

Antique 9ct gold mourning brooch, with seed pearl set surround. approx 2.80 grams total weight, 25 mm wide. Please note the inner frame has some purple iridescence

Georgian gold backed seed pearl mourning brooch

Gold Pearl Mourning Brooch

Georgian gold backed seed pearl mourning brooch

A Victorian mourning brooch, with scalloped gilt frame. Length…

Scalloped Gilt Victorian Mourning Brooch

A Victorian mourning brooch, with scalloped gilt frame. Length 4 cm. Weight 7.4g.

A Victorian leaf-shape mourning brooch with hair locket centre…

Victorian Hair Locket Mourning Brooch

A Victorian leaf-shape mourning brooch with hair locket centre within a graduated facet-cut border.

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.

A Victorian gold plated reversible mourning brooch.

Victorian Reversible Gold Plated Mourning Brooch

A Victorian gold plated reversible mourning brooch.

A Georgian mourning brooch, set with seed pearl and carnelian,…

Georgian Mourning Brooch with Seed Pearl and Carnelian

A Georgian mourning brooch, set with seed pearl and carnelian, on 9ct base. Weight 2.5g

Two various early brooches, including black onyx (hairline)…

Antler and Onyx Brooches

Two various early brooches, including black onyx (hairline) pearl set mourning brooch; and antler with deer decoration (A/F).

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

Victorian sterling silver mourning brooch, unmarked, of…

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Hair Encased

Victorian sterling silver mourning brooch, unmarked, of circular form with central sphere and belt encircling with rope twist borders, or possibly a hat, with circular viewing window verso containing hair, total weight 12.18gm, diameter 3.5 cm

A George III gold and seed pearl mourning brooch, rounded…

George III Mourning Brooch with Hair and Pearls

A George III gold and seed pearl mourning brooch, rounded rectangular form, the central panel with hair plait under crystal glaze cover, a band of small pearls encircles.

A rolled gold ruby & diamond mourning brooch, one round ruby, 0.…

Ruby & Diamond Mourning Brooch with Hair Inlay

A rolled gold ruby & diamond mourning brooch, one round ruby, 0.05ct with three rose cut diamonds, 0.03ct mounted in a rolled gold brooch with a glass section inlaid with hair

An antique gold cased mourning brooch, centring a woven hair…

Antique Gold Mourning Brooch with Hair Locket

An antique gold cased mourning brooch, centring a woven hair locket compartment to floral surround on black enamel and shaped border, uninscribed, size 36 x 28 mm, wt. 10.9g.

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

Victorian enamel and yellow gold mourning brooch, engraved:…

Victorian Enamel Mourning Brooch with 9ct Gold and Inscription

Victorian enamel and yellow gold mourning brooch, engraved: Mary Ballard born 10th Oct 1768, died 30th October 1846, size 39 x 46 mm, weight 20 grams, crack to the locket window. Test 9ct

Antique 9ct rose gold mourning brooch without the glass, length…

9ct Rose Gold Mourning Brooch, 27mm, 3g

Antique 9ct rose gold mourning brooch without the glass, length 27 mm, weight 3 grams, tests as 9ct

An antique pietra dura locket brooch, featuring a 38 x 32 mm…

Antique Pietra Dura Locket Brooch with Bird and Rose

An antique pietra dura locket brooch, featuring a 38 x 32 mm oval black stone plaque insert with coloured tesserae depicting a bird and rose to gold plated surround with wire work, some losses, and double chain swag, reverse has open face locket with…

Victorian enamel and gilt metal mourning brooch approx size 41…

Victorian Enamel Mourning Brooch

Victorian enamel and gilt metal mourning brooch approx size 41 mm x 36 mm

Victorian sterling silver mourning brooch marked Birmingham…

Victorian Sterling Silver Mourning Brooch, Birmingham 1880

Victorian sterling silver mourning brooch marked Birmingham 1880 JH. size 29 mm x 38 mm, weight

Antique cameo mourning brooch set with a carved portrait of…

Shakespeare Cameo Mourning Brooch with Locket

Antique cameo mourning brooch set with a carved portrait of Shakespeare, set in gilt metal. With locket window to reverse A/f. Approx length 40 mm

Victorian sterling silver mourning brooch marked Chester likely…

Victorian Sterling Silver Mourning Brooch - Chester 1883

Victorian sterling silver mourning brooch marked Chester likely 1883. Approx width 35 mm

Victorian enamel and gold backed mourning brooch needs a repair…

Victorian Mourning Brooch Repair Needed

Victorian enamel and gold backed mourning brooch needs a repair to catch. Approx weight 11 grams

Georgian mourning brooch gold mounted with garnet and seed…

Georgian Garnet Mourning Brooch with Seed Pearls

Georgian mourning brooch gold mounted with garnet and seed pearls. Approx 3.95 grams weight

Victorian gold and jet mourning brooch unmarked approx weight 3.…

Victorian Mourning Brooch: Gold and Jet, 3.5g

Victorian gold and jet mourning brooch unmarked approx weight 3.5 grams weight

A mourning brooch, set in 9 carat rose gold, with central…

Rose Gold Mourning Brooch with Lady Silver Plaque

A mourning brooch, set in 9 carat rose gold, with central silver plaque depicting a lady, safety chain. Length 3 cm. Total weight 7.7g.

A Victorian mourning brooch parts, set with seed pearl and blue…

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Seed Pearl and Blue Enamel

A Victorian mourning brooch parts, set with seed pearl and blue enamel on 14 carat yellow gold (tested) and lead. Weight 4.8g. Damaged

A Bakelite brooch, styled as a black mourning brooch with three…

Black Bakelite Floral Mourning Brooch

A Bakelite brooch, styled as a black mourning brooch with three floral panels.

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

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

Early Victorian palette hair mourning brooch approx size 37 x…

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

An Edwardian pinchbeck mourning brooch, featuring braided hair.

Edwardian Hair Mourning Pinchbeck Brooch

An Edwardian pinchbeck mourning brooch, featuring braided hair.

A gold mourning brooch, circular shaped initialled Eg, 14 carat…

Circular 14ct Gold Mourning Brooch with Initials "Eg"

A gold mourning brooch, circular shaped initialled Eg, 14 carat yellow gold, (tested, 4.5g, 2.2 cm)

Victorian jet mourning brooch, depicting a hand holding a…

Victorian Jet Wheat and Rose Mourning Brooch

Victorian jet mourning brooch, depicting a hand holding a sheath of wheat and roses, length 7 cm

Antique jet mourning brooch in a gold setting and safety chain…

Antique Jet Mourning Brooch with Gold Setting

Antique jet mourning brooch in a gold setting and safety chain fastener, unmarked, 3 cm wide

Victorian mourning brooch with silhouette

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Silhouette

Victorian mourning brooch with silhouette

Edwardian silver photo brooch, 4.3 cm wide

Edwardian Silver Photo Brooch - 4.3cm Wide

Edwardian silver photo brooch, 4.3 cm wide

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

Victorian swivel mourning brooch, approx 52 mm width. Tests as…

Gold-backed Victorian mourning brooch with swivel design

Victorian swivel mourning brooch, approx 52 mm width. Tests as gold sleeved or backed.

Georgian gold and seed pearl mourning brooch, unmarked 4 grams…

Georgian Mourning Brooch with Gold and Pearls

Georgian gold and seed pearl mourning brooch, unmarked 4 grams total weight

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

15ct (tested) Georgian hair mourning brooch

Georgian Hair Mourning Brooch (15ct)

15ct (tested) Georgian hair 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.

Large Victorian gilt and enamel mourning brooch

Victorian Gilt Enamel Mourning Brooch

Large Victorian gilt and enamel mourning brooch

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.

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.

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.