Antique Victorian Amethyst Pearl Pendant 15k Gold Antique Diamonds Made in England around 1867

Made in England around 1867

intricate details

semi-precious gems

and a maker’s mark which reads

3 mm long and 17 mm wide and is 7

Antique Victorian Amethyst Pearl Pendant 15k Gold Antique Diamonds Made in England around 1867If you were a lady of means in Victorian England and your husband passed away, you would be expected to be in a period of fully mourning for two years. For the first year you would not go out to social events, you would wear only black, and it had better not be shiny. For the next two years you could add back in some gray and maybe some purple and a bit of white, your period of half mourning. A jewel like this would probably have been worn originally