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Find Out MoreWhitby Jet is actually fossilised wood which has been compressed over millions of years. It is most frequently found in seams of shale between Robin Hood’s Bay and Boulby in Yorkshire.
In 1851, Whitby Jet was exhibited at the Great Exhibition, London and soon became very sought after. Whitby Jet’s most prolific patron was Queen Victoria. When her beloved Albert died in 1861, Victoria took to wearing Jet jewellery in remembrance of him, and it soon became the etiquette to accessorise the period’s mourningRings made especially to mark the death of a loved one. Often called 'memento mori' rings. Rare examples survive intact and are highly collectable. fashion with jewellery made from jet. So much so, that the only jewellery allowed to be worn in court during the period was Whitby Jet. Craftsman in Whitby would also take fossils such as ammonites and inlay them into Jet to produce souvenir brooches for sale to the tourists who visited Whitby. This brooch is an excellent example of the craft.
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