American-Produced Mourning Jewelry
Sat, Nov 12
|Austin
Mourning jewelry was worn by Europeans (primarily in Protestant countries) and Americans as a way of honoring and remembering those that have passed, from famous figures, to family members.
Time & Location
Nov 12, 2022, 2:00 PM – Nov 13, 2022, 4:00 PM
Austin, 2310 San Gabriel St, Austin, TX 78705, USA
About the event
Sarah Nehama is a working metalsmith and antique jewelry collector based in Providence, RI. Sarah received a degree in Art History from Boston University and studied jewelry making at the century-old North
Bennett Street School in Boston's North End. In 2012, Sarah co-curated the exhibition, In Death Lamented: The
Tradition of Anglo-American Mourning Jewelry at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, MA. She authored the companion volume by the same name, and was a major lender to the exhibition.
Since then, Sarah has lectured on the topic of mourning and sentimental jewelry at museums, historical societies, jewelry associations, and antique symposia, both in the US and in Australia.