jet beads
Dark glossy baubles
Jet beads are small, polished ornaments made from jet—a hard, black fossilized wood used in jewelry since ancient times.
They were especially popular in Victorian mourning jewelry, where their deep black color suited somber occasions: a necklace of jet beads.
The term sometimes describes any glossy black beads regardless of material.
- blackDarkest possible hue
- glossySmooth and shiny
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
- braceletOrnamental wrist band
- facetedHaving multiple flat surfaces
polished · lignite · dark · mourning jewelry · Victorian mourning · mourning dress · round · beadwork · Queen Victoria · fossil resin · Whitby · costume jewelry · shine · Victorian era · adornment · lapidary · hand-carved · mineraloid
jet beadswhite pearls
Iridescent mollusk-made beads
pearls · crystal beads · rhinestones · glass beads · coral beads
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