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IK Foundation republishes essay on Victorian jet jewellery and black mourning dress

Original: iTextilis From the Archive – Essay: Jet and Dressed in Black – The Victorian Period. https://www. ikfoundation.org/itext

The IK Foundation has reissued an essay from its iTextilis textile archive on jet jewellery and black clothing in the Victorian era. The piece explores how jet became the material of mourning fashion under Queen Victoria, when wearing black became a codified social practice. It is being shared among readers interested in fashion history, textiles and nineteenth-century dress.

Why now: The archive essay has been recirculated to audiences interested in fashion and textile history.

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• iTextilis From the Archive – Essay: Jet and Dressed in Black – The Victorian Period. https://www. ikfoundation.org/itextilis/jet -and-dressed-in-black.html # fashion # clothes # jet # victorian · IK@mas.to · 1

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