Victorian Faux Jet Necklace green plain bow one shoulder puff sleeve

bow one shoulder puff sleeve full sweep ball gown

3/4 circle

- sightly oval in shape

ultra soft

One brown stone has a cut in it

Victorian Faux Jet Necklace green plain bow one shoulder puff sleeveUnique 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