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Nov 21, 2020
4 min

I Just Wanted to Talk About Earrings!

I thought this blog post would be about cute earrings. I’d share more detail and pictures than I can in a #GeorgianJewelry tweet or FB po...

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Aug 7, 2020
2 min

Here's Looking at You: Lover's Eye Jewelry

Eye miniatures were a fad in Georgian England for a short time around the turn of the 19th century. They were popularized by the Prince o...

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Jun 18, 2020
2 min

Witch's heart: from Scottish highlands to London society to the indigenous people of North America

Georgian jewelry was often sentimental and heart brooches were popular gifts. One style was an open heart brooch called a witch’s heart.

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Jun 6, 2020
2 min

The romance of rings

Simple and sentimental, posy rings are a gold band with a short inscription inside the band.

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Mar 7, 2020
2 min

Sleeve buttons and the sharp-dressed Regency man

If you follow me on FB, Twitter, or IG, you’ll see me post about #GeorgianJewelry. Who doesn’t love jewelry… and a sharp-dressed man? We ...

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