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- Tortoise Shell and Pique Brooch, circa 1865 -
- circa 1865
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Tortoise Shell and Pique Brooch, circa 1865
- Mourning Pendant for William Oliphant, 1790 - Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- April 10, 1790
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Mourning Pendant for William Oliphant, 1790
Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- Mourning Pendant, 1790-1810 - Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- 1790-1810
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Mourning Pendant, 1790-1810
Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- Mourning Pendant, 1790-1810 - Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- 1790-1810
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Mourning Pendant, 1790-1810
Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- Mourning Brooch, 1780-1800 - Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- 1780-1800
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Mourning Brooch, 1780-1800
Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- Mourning Pendant for Percival Barker, 1786 - Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- June 26, 1786
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Mourning Pendant for Percival Barker, 1786
Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- Mourning Brooch, circa 1885 - In the late 1800s, mourners relied on a variety of ways to remember loved ones who had died. This brooch contains a tintype of the deceased while still alive. The image, set in a gold oval, is encircled by a black enamel band. These personal mementos helped the bereaved move through the grieving process.
- circa 1885
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Mourning Brooch, circa 1885
In the late 1800s, mourners relied on a variety of ways to remember loved ones who had died. This brooch contains a tintype of the deceased while still alive. The image, set in a gold oval, is encircled by a black enamel band. These personal mementos helped the bereaved move through the grieving process.
- Bogwood Brooch, 1850-1880 - Bogwood is long-buried wood found in peat bogs or other environments where the wood is preserved from decay. Craftsmen carve the wood into jewelry, trinkets, and other decorative items. In the mid-to-late nineteenth century, a rich supply of bogwood came from Ireland. Bogwood jewelry carved during this period tended to reflect Celtic and Irish designs and motifs.
- 1850-1880
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Bogwood Brooch, 1850-1880
Bogwood is long-buried wood found in peat bogs or other environments where the wood is preserved from decay. Craftsmen carve the wood into jewelry, trinkets, and other decorative items. In the mid-to-late nineteenth century, a rich supply of bogwood came from Ireland. Bogwood jewelry carved during this period tended to reflect Celtic and Irish designs and motifs.
- Breast Pins, Lava Medallions, Etc., Collection of A. Brown, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- 1890-1915
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Breast Pins, Lava Medallions, Etc., Collection of A. Brown, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- Silver Filigree Breast Pins, Collection of A. Brown, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- 1890-1915
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Silver Filigree Breast Pins, Collection of A. Brown, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.