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Hands-on History: Victorian Mourning Buttons
October 7, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
What is mourning jewelry? Create your own using our custom button-maker!
Celebrate Spooky Season with us by designing your own mourning jewelry using our custom pinback button-maker! While mourning jewelry has existed for centuries, it gained popularity in the 1800s when Queen Elizabeth’s Prince Albert died. There were strict rules for mourning a loved one, with each stage having its own dress and etiquette guidelines. Broaches with your deceased loved one’s hair was incredibly popular as well.
Whether you are mourning a recent loss of a loved one, a pet, your favorite poet or movie star, or simply want to make macabre Memento Mori pins, join us!
Hands on History is a FREE program series held each first and third Saturday of the month at King Manor from 1-4pm.