Velvet Apparition Victorian Mourning Brooch Pins

Inspired by the haunting beauty of Victorian mourning jewelry, these black brooch pins from Velvet Apparition are modeled after the sentimental mourning brooches and keepsakes popular during the Victorian era.

From approximately the 1860s through the 1890s, black jewelry reached the height of fashion, worn both as an expression of mourning and as a stylish adornment. Mourning brooches often served as deeply personal mementos of loved ones, transforming grief, remembrance, and devotion into objects that could be carried and worn.

Historic mourning jewelry was created from an extraordinary variety of dark materials, including jet, fossilized bog oak, natural horn, vulcanite, gutta-percha, French jet or black glass, and other early composite materials. Their rich black surfaces became synonymous with the elaborate mourning customs and gothic beauty of the Victorian age.

Velvet Apparition reimagines that tradition in a collection of Victorian-inspired black mourning brooches designed for the modern collector. Each piece is made from zinc alloy metal with a gorgeous black finish and features the Velvet Apparition logo engraved on the reverse.

DETAILS

• Designed by Velvet Apparition

• Inspired by antique Victorian mourning brooches

• Victorian and memento mori aesthetic

• Zinc alloy metal

• Black finish

• Velvet Apparition logo engraved on back

• Approximately 1.5"

• Choose your preferred design from the drop-down menu

Perfect for collectors of Victorian mourning jewelry, memento mori, gothic jewelry, antique-inspired brooches, Victorian curiosities, dark romantic accessories, and historical mourning ephemera.

Wear one on a jacket, blouse, scarf, bag, or mourning-inspired ensemble—or simply keep it among your favorite gothic curiosities.

Choose your design from the drop-down menu.