Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Silver Fern Pendant

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An exquisite antique Victorian Whitby jet pendant beautifully preserved from the mid 19^th Century. The large black base is carved with deep grooves at the sides and features an engraved silver centre piece on top with an ornate border and a central fern motif.

Whitby Jet became increasingly popular in the mid-1800s when black jewellery was brought into fashion by Queen Victoria who wore the pieces as part of her mourning attire. Ferns were also a fashionable motif during this time after a sudden craze for the plants spread across the nation in a fad known as “Pteridomania”, or “Fern mania”. 

It’s a highly collectable Victorian find, displaying beautiful workmanship that has a remained intact and in excellent condition across the centuries.

WEIGHT: 32.2 grams

MEASURES: Height 73mm (98mm inc. loop) x Width 50mm x Depth 15mm

MATERIAL: Whitby Jet/ Silver

AGE: Victorian. (Circa 1860)

CONDITION: Excellent

ITEM NUMBER: 24-92

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