Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch

Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch
Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch
Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch
Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch
Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch
Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch
Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch
Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch

Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch

Antique 1845 Victorian Hand Engraved Solid 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch Pre Civil War. Circa Mid-19th Century, Victorian Era, Pre-Civil War. Back of brooch is hand engraved with the name "Emma Snow" and the date "Oct 21st 1845".

The setting is acid-tested 14k gold, with delicate engraved detailing along the edges and an intact original C-clasp on the reverse. Crafted in an elegant octagonal shape, the brooch features a beveled glass front protecting a piece of intricately woven black fabric, possibly a fragment of mourning attire or clothing belonging to the deceased. An evocative and beautifully preserved piece of mourning jewelry, perfect for collectors of sentimental antiques, genealogy tokens, or Victorian ephemera. Brooch measures approximately 1.6 inches long by 1.3 inches wide. Weighs approximately 14.24 grams. In very good antique condition with some surface wear and age patina.
Antique Victorian Hand Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Beveled Glass Mourning Brooch