Vintage brooch Victorian Portrait photo brooch 1850s very rare!!!
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| Management number | 24837613 | Release Date | 2025/12/12 | List Price | $351.00 | Model Number | 24837613 | ||
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Original Victorian Portrait Brooch
Beautiful 1850's era photo brooch of a lovely young woman holding a book (Bible perhaps?).
Brooch is good sized and measures 2 1/4" wide by 2 3/4" in a 10k gold decorative mount. Has a tube hinge with period correct "c" clasp. Really a lovely piece!.
The first photographs on paper were patented in Paris by Andrè Disdèri in 1854 and were called Cartes de Visite (CdV’s). These albumin prints on pressed paper were lightweight, sturdy and relatively inexpensive. And perhaps the best part was that one could finally obtain multiple copies of the same print! Eight negatives could be processed on one full sized plate. Each print was mounted on a thicker paper card, measuring 4 x 2.5” overall. They became “calling cards” given to friends and family and left for hosts while visiting. They were also popular with soldiers and officers during the Civil War, easily sent and received and collected.
| Category | Vintage & collectibles > Jewelry > Brooch |
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| Condition | Fair |
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