Memento Mori Victorian Mourning Hand brooch

Vintage bakelite Victorian Mourning Memento Mori Jewelry inspired jewelry brooch made in resin, Fakelite, with fantastic Victorian Hand from which hand a heart with old Memento Mori paint.
The Skull painting is inside of a bronze heart and finishing with a resin patina.
The hand is a reproduction of an original Victorian brooch from I have made a mould.
It measures 5cm x 5.5cm and has a pin in the back.


TheVictorian Hand brooch jewels were very popular in Later Victorian Era and used the symbol of the female hand quite prevalently.
Hands depicted as holding flowers signify friendship and affection. If the flower is a forget-me-not, it is also associated with mourning and remembrance.
One of the more unique features of the hand is the cuff and the style that it is presented.
Many of the designs were standardised and set from a common mould, but the little embellishments to the cuff and any jewellery that may be on the fingers tells a tale of individuality and quality.
Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning 'remember you must die'. A basic memento mori painting would be a portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly found are hour glasses or clocks, extinguished or guttering candles, fruit, and flowers.

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