Memorial jewelry is made as a connection to a lost loved one. Often incorporating something that belonged to them, ranging from a gemstone from their jewelry to a button from their shirt, into a piece of jewelry for yourself.

Some people even create memorial jewelry for a pet who has passed away by encapsulating a small amount of their ashes.

This is a piece that you can wear to keep your loved one close.

Memento mori is a piece of jewelry or artwork that serves as reminder of the inevitability of death as inspiration to live the life you have.

The tradition of memorial/mourning jewelry and memento mori goes back to at least the Middle Ages. And was very popular during Victorian era, often using the hair of the person who passed.