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FREE: Antique Victorian Mourning Brooch with Tintype Photo of Young Child Gold Filled & Sterling Silver

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The listing, Antique Victorian Mourning Brooch with Tintype Photo of Young Child Gold Filled & Sterling Silver has ended.

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Here is a beautiful Victorian mourning brooch. It contains a tintype photo of a child. The child is wearing a dress, but because young boys often wore dresses back then, I'm not sure if it's a boy or a girl. The tintype is housed under glass--there is a window that opens, but the glass is not in the window bur rather on top of the photo. With this brooch, it should be fairly easy to change the photo and put one of yours in.

The brooch is made from at least three different metals. The main body is gold filled, and is done with wonderful repousse metalwork. Repousse is when the metal is hammered into relief from the reverse side. This repousse work on this brooch is just beautiful, lovingly hand made. The back is made from sterling silver, and it is engraved with the initials SRP. I am sot sure what the window frame is made of. It appears to be silver in color, but I don't think it's silver. The frame is also plated with a gold-colored metal, and I'm not sure what it is.

The condition of this piece is very good considering it's age. There is a bit of corrosion, and the plating on the frame has come off in a few places. The back is somewhat dented. The brooch has an early hand-made locking closure dating it to the 1890s. There is a mark on the upper left side of the glass--I can't feel anything on the top of glass so I don't think it's a crack. There may be a scratch on the underside of the glass, but I didn't want to remove it from the photo. The photo compartment pops out fairly easily--I have added some pictures of it. It's 1.75x1.25 inches.

This brooch was made with love. Perhaps someone took an existing brooch and altered it to hold a picture locket. All I know is that it's truly a one-of-a-kind piece of mourning jewelry.

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Questions & Comments

I am already starting the mourning process over my husband of 31 years. This broach would go perfectly with my mourning dress. His disability is causing his brain to atrophy and his kidneys are already shutting down. He might have a year left at best. This broach would bring a lot of peace to me with his picture in it by my heart

Dec 1st, 2015 at 9:34:13 AM PST by

I'm so sorry for the difficulties you are going through, and I wish you the strength to carry on.

Dec 1st, 2015 at 8:06:30 PM PST by

he is only 50 yrs old and I am only 48

Dec 1st, 2015 at 8:10:48 PM PST by

So hard, no one should have to go through his.

Dec 1st, 2015 at 8:36:29 PM PST by

What a great piece fanned and watching.

Nov 19th, 2015 at 4:49:35 AM PST by

Thanks--fanned you back :)

Nov 20th, 2015 at 8:09:04 AM PST by

Gorgeous!!!

Nov 28th, 2015 at 6:25:33 PM PST by

Thanks!

Dec 1st, 2015 at 7:29:30 PM PST by

So sweet :)

Dec 1st, 2015 at 12:36:32 AM PST by

Thank you!

Dec 1st, 2015 at 7:33:58 PM PST by

Thank you

Dec 1st, 2015 at 8:10:15 PM PST by

How lovely! Fanned and watching!

Dec 2nd, 2015 at 5:05:50 AM PST by

All the things you named give it character. Truly an awesome piece.

Dec 2nd, 2015 at 6:39:08 AM PST by

Thanks! I find the Victorian mourning customs so interesting. BTW, is that a pancake on the bunny's head?

Dec 2nd, 2015 at 2:24:46 PM PST by

It will leave a lot of years apart before I see him eternity that's for sure. Not looking forward to the time alone, but will never remarry. He is my one and only. Check out my Facebook ankylclosing spondylitis page if you would like to know more about this disability. It is very rare and excruciatingly painful.

Dec 2nd, 2015 at 1:39:07 PM PST by

Such a cruel disease. It's so horrible to be in pain all the time.

Dec 2nd, 2015 at 5:54:16 PM PST by

I thought that was the baby's knee until just now. :-[

Dec 2nd, 2015 at 3:17:46 PM PST by

I know, me too! I keep getting confused as to which is the head, and I've looked it so many times!

Dec 2nd, 2015 at 4:05:29 PM PST by

beautiful

Dec 3rd, 2015 at 12:57:48 PM PST by

Thanks!

Dec 3rd, 2015 at 2:42:57 PM PST by

That leaves me out of the running. Who ever wins this, Please, cherish it always

Dec 5th, 2015 at 1:26:50 PM PST by

Great piece!

Dec 7th, 2015 at 6:59:42 PM PST by

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