Posted 8 years ago
TassieDevil
(175 items)
Hello everyone.
Have had this brooch for years, bought at an antique fair in Hobart. Perhaps made from pinchbeck, with the original piece of woven fabric in the glass locket back. The picture part of the brooch measures about one inch accross
I thought I would have a lot of trouble getting a decent picture of the man in this, but I think he is pretty clear. I deliberately took the second picture as this is how he looks in the cabinet most of the time, and gave me the creeps for quite some time. He is still pretty interesting I think!! I have always thought of this man as being American for some reason, probably isn't lol!
I hope I am right in calling the picture a Daguerreotype....dating it 1839-49. If not, I would be very happy to be corrected!!
Hope you enjoy seeing this brooch. Thanks, Judy
LOL...creepy eyes!! Great piece though !!
Haha, yes they are Rose and thanks for the comment and the love!
In my opinion he is rather stern looking, not creepy. Very interesting piece!!!
He looks like a Tasmanian to me Judy!! I don't mean that badly - just as an early settler sort.
I think that woven fabric might be that mans woven hair, so maybe it was a mourning jewellery.
Wow! Nice brooch, Judy!
I don't think it is woven hair, Martika, too thin, they used fabric from loved ones costume too in these times.
Scottvez will confirm for daguerreotype, it seems to be a photo on silver sheet!
Hi Martika, that's great that you don't find him creepy thanks, I love to hear your thoughts on my items!
Oh Karen!!! I laughed out loud when I read your comment!!! could be....wouldn't that be great, love him to be a reformed convict!!!! Thanks.....
Martika it could possibly be a morning or sentimental brooch I agree, but I have to go with Kyra on the back piece being fabric not hair :-) Thank you
mourning not morning!!! didn't spell check that very well did I lol
Hi Pascale, thanks very much, appreciate your comments .....very helpful and glad you like it!
Creepy or not, I really like this. I love these old pictures fro the 1800's.
Thanks Scott, I really like it too, there is just something really eerie about it that bothers me! We have a lot of really old pictures as well, just love them!
I am a huge fan of "creepy", and this is right up my alley!
Nice brooch.
It certainly looks to be a daguerreotype and your description of the image would support that as well.
Daguerreotypes were around through about 1860 in the US. I'd put your image toward the end of the daguerreotype era.
The bright gold brooch would not be indicative of mourning jewelry.
Watch leaving this piece out for an extended period in strong light-- the image will gradually fade away.
Thanks for sharing.
scott
The pictures compared, that is pretty creepy! You're right! Maybe he's a vampire ;) Very cool tho.
Very nice.........
Thanks Bonnie, I don't do creepy or horror or vampires or any of those things!!! Doesn't take much for me to have nightmares!!!
Hi Scottvez, thanks very much for taking a look. Oh good, a bit later time frame than I had guessed! and probably just a sentimental piece too. That's great and thank you very much for your help Scott, much appreciated!
Oh yes, I always keep it well out out of any light.....would hate it to fade! Thanks again.
Lol shareurpassion! great comment thanks, glad you like him !
Thank you Recordman for the nice comment, glad you think so!
Rose, Karen, Martika, Pascale, Inky, Thomas, Scott, Bobby, Fleafinder, ravage60, Caperkid, Bonnie, popsKen, Vetraio, Nevada, shareurpassion , Toni1969, blunderbuss2, Recordman, edkal65 and SpiritBear.........thanks so much everyone for the love........we had a bit of fun with this one!!!
I am really enjoying the comments :)))
About the mourning jewellery : they were not always black. If you google them, lots of gold coloured will pop up.
Thanks Martika, glad you have enjoyed this post .....we have been having a bit of fun with it!!!
Regarding the mourning or not.....I don't really know....so if it has an inscription etc with the usual black decoration, with or without hair or photo, I call it mourning, and if it has just a photo with or without hair, I call it a sentimental piece!! Hope that makes sense......makes it easier for me anyway lol....right or wrong.....
I'm with you on sentimental/mourning distinction :-) though it can be tricky sometimes...
Here is some of mine, considering them rather sentimental, except the one with pearls which symbolism is tears.
Mourning, hair and picture swivel brooches. | Collectors Weekly
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/123381-mourning-hair-and-picture-swivel-brooch
And a great CW article about this collecting area:
Hayden Peters Talks About Skulls, Hairwork, and the Fashion of Mourning | Collectors Weekly
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-antique-mourning-jewelry-collector-hayden-peters/
Thanks Pascale, yes it is tricky isn't it.....your pieces are lovely and yes I reckon the pearls (for tears) one would be mourning for sure! Hayden's "Art of Mourning" site is really great too...
When we buy these pieces, (on line) we can really only go on the seller's discription, which is usually that it is a mourning piece, and then make up our own minds later.....a bit like every black brooch and every picture brooch is a mourning piece!!!!
Yep Judy! All black jewellery is qualified as mourning, and all woven baskets are "native American"! ;-)
Thanks very much for the love wickencrafts, it is really appreciated!
Thanks very much Manikin, Rick, AnnaB, geo73 for the love, really very much appreciated!!
And thanks again Wicky!!!
Beautiful piece!
Thanks very much Edkal65 for the lovely comment, really appreciated!
Appreciate the love Sean, Edkal65 and Valentino, thanks very much!!
Appreciate the love Vintageforever, thank you!
ho2cultcha, really appreciate the love, thank you!
Thank you Sean, appreciate the love!
Absolutely love this! Reminds me of something out of "Dark Shadows!"
Thanks so much Vintagelamp for the lovely comment and appreciate the love too!!
Thank you Recordman, appreciate you taking the time to look and love!
Trunkman, appreciate the love, thank you!
You are welcome! It's a really cool piece..
Thanks Trunkman for the lovely comment....I think it is too :-)
Bratjdd, thanks very much for the love :-)
Hi Jenni, thank you for loving this unusual brooch, it really is a very nice piece!:)