Victorian Whitby Jet Earrings and Pendant
Irene Byrne & Co
Victorian Whitby jet earring and pendant set. The mourning set features hand painted cherubs on porcelain set in Whitby jet. Cherubs were symbolic of children and the untimely death of innocense. The earrings measure 24.09 x 59.24 mm and the matching jet pendant measures 40.89 x 80.15 mm. Circa 1880s.