Brooch?

[Garabaldi]

Dug this today at a friends house which was built in 1854. Does anyone know how old this would be and if its a brooch?

 

[Montana Jim]

Yes... I agree it is.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Yep.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Looks like the Gibson Girl, real nice Victorian piece. Real nice.
Carl

 

[Likely Guy]

Beauty personifed.

 

[wolcottdigger]

It's a very beautiful face and kinda looked like a photographic negative.
I reversed the image and its kinda nice, great find good luck on your hunts.

Joe

 

[Garabaldi]

Thank you all. Thrilla, good call on teh Gibson Girl. Do you know how old this would be? 1900?

 

[thrillathahunt]

Thank you all. Thrilla, good call on teh Gibson Girl. Do you know how old this would be? 1900?

Garabaldi, it was CurbdiggerCarl who made that call, but I will embellish it a little. According to Wikipedia, the Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal as portrayed in the pen and ink illustrated stories by Charles Dana Gibson during the 20 year period spanning the late 1800's to early 1900's.

 

[Garabaldi]

Your right thrilla I take it back. Thank you Curbdigger you are the man. . But lowandslow has the gameball for finding the actuall image.

 

[Garabaldi]

Found one on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Edwardi...y?hash=item41468fb7a8&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116