Victorian brooches. Referred to as essex crystal, they are mounted in gold or silver with crystal faces and reversed intaglio designs that were then painted. Mostly of animals.

British, jewelry 1 Minute
Lily of the valley pendant.
Lily of the valley pendant. 1858. Back is engraved “28th June 1858.” Image © 2020 Victoria Sterling Antique Jewelry. Fair use license. via https://www.victoriasterlingjewelry.com/products/victorian-essex-crystal-pendant-lily-of-the-valley
Duck pin.
Duck pin. Yellow gold with a painted duck standing on the shore looking out at the water. Late Victorian. Image © Fourtane, Carmel-by-the-Sea. Fair use license. via https://www.fourtane.com/product/late-victorian-essex-crystal-duck-pin/
Ladybug brooch. Victorian.
Ladybug brooch. Victorian. Image © 2015-2019 Kaleidoscope effect, Fair use license. via https://nasvete.com/insect-jewellery-symbolism/victorian-brooch-gold-essex-crystal/

Published by sarahbguestperry

On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

Published

Leave a Reply