has anyone heard of bereavment pins?
#1
I bought a small sewing box at an auction inside was a small cardboard box of black pins and the box said bereavement pins. so I am assuming they have something to do with a funeral they were too small for hat pins only about an inch long. I am just curious about them as I haven't been able to find out hardly anything about them.
#4
I had never heard of bereavement pins either....looked it up on internet. There are several places to order such pins. Those that I looked at on internet were more like stickpens with wording about the reason for bereavement....lots of different ones.
I am guessing that the black straight pins were to pin a black piece of ribbon onto a lapel or collar during a mourning period or when attending a funeral. Interesting....I could be wrong. If anyone knows for sure, let us know.
I am guessing that the black straight pins were to pin a black piece of ribbon onto a lapel or collar during a mourning period or when attending a funeral. Interesting....I could be wrong. If anyone knows for sure, let us know.
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#9
Sounds like "mourning pins". If they are like sewing pins, you can use them to pin on a black veil.
http://www.thesilverneedle.net/gadge...79d6639a31479f
**about half-way down the page
Edit - this is a much better explanation: http://gothicteasociety.blogspot.com...ning-pins.html
In Victorian times it was considered socially disastrous to wear shiny faceted jewels or shiny metal during the year-long period of deep mourning as it was a sign of coming out of mourning too early. Matte black metal mourning straight pins such as these were used to hold veils and other clothing accessories in place during this period. Bright finishes were allowed to be used in the later stages of mourning, or half-mourning.
http://www.thesilverneedle.net/gadge...79d6639a31479f
**about half-way down the page
Edit - this is a much better explanation: http://gothicteasociety.blogspot.com...ning-pins.html
In Victorian times it was considered socially disastrous to wear shiny faceted jewels or shiny metal during the year-long period of deep mourning as it was a sign of coming out of mourning too early. Matte black metal mourning straight pins such as these were used to hold veils and other clothing accessories in place during this period. Bright finishes were allowed to be used in the later stages of mourning, or half-mourning.
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Originally Posted by Hosta
I bought a small sewing box at an auction inside was a small cardboard box of black pins and the box said bereavement pins. so I am assuming they have something to do with a funeral they were too small for hat pins only about an inch long. I am just curious about them as I haven't been able to find out hardly anything about them.
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