Dating victorian jewelry
I still daydream about the masterfully carved huge bigger than an egg brooches I saw in the Italian pavilion of the JCK Las Vegas show several years ago. I think cameos are ideal for making one-of-a-kind jewelry, even today. Their designs range from ancient to traditional to modern and whimsical have you seen the sugar skull and unicorn cameos? Jeanenne Bell, G. Here are the parts I found most interesting, to answer the most common questions about cameos. The men wore them in watch fobs, rings, and pins.


How to Date a Brooch
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Dating in the Victorian Era - Rejecting the Unsuitable Suitor
The Victorian period was all about contradictions. Victorians cheered for the railroad boom but fretted about railway madness. They surrounded themselves with death by adorning their outfits with bird corpses but tried to escape their own mortality with "safety coffins. Men auctioned off their wives at the market one day and then insisted that women preserve their modesty at the beach by hiding in "bathing machines" on the next day. Makeup was denounced as tacky but arsenic skincare products were advertised as "perfectly harmless.



Romance Through the Ages
This article will offer some tips on how to analyze and date antique jewelry. Zoe, CC-BY Jewelry mirrors time, culture, and societal values.

One of the best ways to avoid reproductions and fakes is to know and understand how originals are made. Reproductions are rarely made the same as originals due to changes in materials, labor costs and modern production techniques. When looking at brooches, you can get a good idea of the age of the piece by studying the catches, hinges and pins Fig. For the purposes of our discussion we are going to use the words "brooch" to mean the decorative, ornamental piece. The word "pin" will refer to the pointed piece of metal that pierces the clothing.