Victorian Faux Jet Necklace green plain 3/4 circle

3/4 circle

One brown stone has a cut in it

- sightly oval in shape

Width 13”

Very pretty abstract watercolor floral print in shades of blues and oranges

Victorian Faux Jet Necklace green plain 3/4 circleUnique faux jet necklace circa mid late 19th century. The card reads "Jet de Bois" which roughly translates from French as "wood jet". Jet was a popular medium for mourning jewelry in the 19th century. Queen Victoria began wearing jet jewelry when Prince Albert died in 1861, making it a highly desirable material for mourning pieces, as well. Jet is essentially fossilized wood, formed when prehistoric trees, similar to today's Monkey Puzzle trees, sank