The Victorian era was dominated by remarkable change. This featured changes socially, technologically, and also visually.

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Jet, a flat-black, opaque gemstone derived from wood that has experienced extreme compression over millions of years, was the haute stone throughout the Victorian era, a time when fashion and ...