Featured Whitby Jet Pyrite Mourning Fob 5 Hearts

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by JewelryPicker, Oct 19, 2022.

  1. JewelryPicker

    JewelryPicker Well-Known Member

    Auction find!!!

    5 section, double sided, Whitby Jet & Pyrite Druzy mourning fob

    I don’t believe the swivel clasp is original to the piece.

    Almost 6-1/2” in total length

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    JewelryPicker, Oct 19, 2022
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  2. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Very handsome piece! :)
     
    Lucille.b, Oct 19, 2022
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Great find, and I agree, the swivel clasp may not be original, it doesn't look like a regular fob.
    But is it a mourning piece, with those hearts? After all, wearing jet was a general fashion.
    Sure, people followed Queen Victoria's example after the death of Prince Albert, but they didn't do so because they were in mourning themselves.
     
    Any Jewelry, Oct 20, 2022
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  4. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    Beautiful!

    I've read that jet jewelry intended to be worn for mourning was matte rather than shiny. Don't know how true that is...
     
    bluumz, Oct 20, 2022
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