scheele's green: the color that captivated the victorian era
The Til Death Band has always been rooted in history, inspired by Victorian Era mourning jewelry and reimagined as a contemporary tribute to eternal love. The newest colorway leans into that history even harder. Scheele's Green was the color of the Victorian era: vivid, coveted, and everywhere. Now, it's wrapping the band that was made for forever.
the history of scheele’s green
Green was having a major moment in the 19th century, thanks to a new pigment discovered by chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. Before his discovery, green was a notoriously difficult color to produce. Manufacturers had to layer blue and yellow dyes to achieve the desired result, but even then the color would fade over time.
With the new “Scheele’s Green” pigment, a vivid green was now easy to create—and it took Victorian England by storm. Soon green was everywhere: from wallpapers and food dyes to candles, children's toys, and of course, clothing.
But there was a problem.
The secret to creating this brilliant green dye was arsenic. Dangerous quantities of it. Reports of arsenic poisoning started to rise as people complained of rashes, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and headaches, which led to severe illness and in some cases, death.
Even after people realized the new dye had a dark side, Scheele’s Green remained wildly popular in Victorian society. It was a striking green that mimicked earth tones, and the saturation was impossible to resist in an increasingly gray, industrial society.
Our limited-edition Scheele’s Green Til Death enamel band is a double-nod to the Victorian Era: inspired by their mourning jewelry and a revival of their popular, poisonous pigment.
It’s fitting that a band rooted in mourning jewelry would end up in a color that gave the Victorians something to mourn. Scheele’s Green was deadly, but it was also irresistible.
we asked our jilllian, founder & creative director, what drew her to scheele's green. here's what she had to say:
"Victorian jewelry was full of contradictions, and Scheele's Green is one of the most fascinating. It was beautiful, coveted, and ultimately dangerous. The Til Death Band has always explored the tension between love, loss, devotion, and permanence—ideas that were deeply present in Victorian jewelry. Bringing this iconic green into the collection felt like a natural extension of that story, a nod to that history reimagined in a way that feels modern, wearable, and meaningful today."
how we style it
the mixed metal stack
Layer it with what you have and don't overthink it. Scheele’s Green looks great with silver and gold.
the symbolic stack
Pair it with a black onyx ring for a stack that means something, with pieces rooted in honoring what endures. Black onyx is worn as a stone of remembrance, believed to bring emotional strength to its wearer.
We stacked the Til Death Band with our Black Onyx Noelle Ring and black diamond stacking bands.
the statement stack
For something more maximalist, try stacking it with the Black Diamond Mixed Shape Bezel Band and the Sempre Diamond Ring. This stack has everything: bold color, dark stones, and bright diamonds.
wear it solo
Scheele's Green is bold enough to stand on its own—no stack required.
