Antique 1800s Victorian Mourning Jewelry, Black Whitby Jet Necklace with Rustic Handmade Geometric Beads, Lightweight Carved Fossil Wood, Chunky Hand Carved Link Chain, Large Chain Necklace, Mourning Choker, Afterlife Religious Necklace, Life After Death, Dark Goth Jewelry, British Empire Collectors Jewelry Art, Made In UK

Length 18" inches / Width 12mm / Weight 28 grams / All measurements are approximate / Some scratches and signs of age, please refer to photos

Piece of jewelry from 1870s and used in the first period of mourning. The necklace is a geometric rectangle (rare) link chain necklace. Each link was hand carved and has irregularities. You can see the texture of fossilized wood and the edged sharp. The necklace is lightweight and has a dark brown almost black color. Pretty and unique minimalist carved Whitby jet necklace.

The necklace doesn't look like vulcanite to me and it is definitely not a molded jewelry but hand carved. It looks like Whitby Jet. Unlike most gemstones, Whitby Jet is actually fossilized wood, similar to our present day Monkey Puzzle or Araucaria Tree, which has been compressed over millions of years. It is smooth and lightweight; a characteristic that enables even the most lavish designs to be worn in comfort, and it can take on an extremely high polish to the extent that it could even be used as a mirror. This necklace is untested. The hook closure is kind of hard to pull but works perfectly and it is the original. 

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