{"product_id":"victorian-whitby-jet-brooch-carved-hand-holding-rose-c-1880-cn1443","title":"Victorian Whitby Jet Brooch | Carved Hand Holding Rose | c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Whitby jet brooch carved as a hand holding a rose — the cuff of the hand detailed, the rose rendered with botanical precision, the jet working at its finest. This is a subject that combines two of the most charged symbols in Victorian mourning and sentimental jewellery: the hand, representing friendship, faith and connection; and the rose, representing love and beauty even in the context of loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhitby jet — fossilised araucaria wood mined from the North Yorkshire cliffs — was the material of Victorian mourning jewellery par excellence. At its best, as here, it rewarded the carver with a surface that took fine detail with exceptional fidelity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition. No chips or damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Victorian, c.1880\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterial: Whitby jet\u003cbr\u003e\nDimensions: To be completed\u003cbr\u003e\nWeight: To be completed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHallmarks:\u003cbr\u003e\nUnmarked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003cbr\u003e\nHeight 57mm\u003cbr\u003e\nWidth 29mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWeight:\u003cbr\u003e\n10.4. grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"thenorthc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57185378763132,"sku":"CN1443","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/3423\/1615\/files\/il_fullxfull.8299160979_ksoe.jpg?v=1784304588","url":"https:\/\/thenorthc.co.uk\/products\/victorian-whitby-jet-brooch-carved-hand-holding-rose-c-1880-cn1443","provider":"TheNorthC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}