Antique Silver & Hand Painted Virgin Mary Brooch/Pendant dogs with no pin or clasp

with no pin or clasp

This mourning ring commemorates the death of an individual with the initials of JM

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Delicate and unique

Antique Silver & Hand Painted Virgin Mary Brooch/Pendant dogs with no pin or claspHand painted miniature portraits were the predecessors of photographs. When there was no other way to record a likeness of someone, the miniatures were treasured and passed down in families. Some portrait miniatures were painted of a specific person, and others were of classic style beauties rather than a particular real person. Often, these pieces were made into jewelry and worn as decoration, such as our brooch. The Victorians loved to hearken back