~ After her Silver Jubilee of
1887,- ‘Queen |
‘relaxed some of the. self-
imposed . mourning rules

: _ which she had observed .

since. “the death of her.
husband ‘Albert; the Prince

Consort, i ‘in. 1861. With this, -

_ jet, the black material which.

had formed much of the

-popular jewellery of the

previous | two decades, gave ;

yay ta. silver.

Ta 1890, the duty on silver .

was lifted, leading to the
development of a “trinket
trade” for the home market ©
‘and,’ later, . for-

and South Africa.
LOVE BROOCH

Perhaps’ most popular
among the silver items that
flooded the British market
was the inexpensive love
brooch - which even those
on a modest budget could
afford.

‘The manufacture of these

brooches was fairly simple.
The shapes were cut by
presses, and the decorations
were applied with stamps. If.
the item required more than
one part, the pieces were
assembled and_ soldered
together.

Some brooches featured
hand engraving or. blank
areas where the retailer
could engrave’ special
names, dates or designs
requested by his individual
customers.

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‘SYMBOLIC DESIGNS |

The range of designs was .
enormous, with shapes and
‘decorations often being:
symbolic. .Although they.
may seen. excessively sen-
timental by today’s stan-
dards, they accurately
expressed the attitudes of .
the late Victorian Period.

The -heart was very
popular for both shape and
decoration. Designers used
-it frequently as a symbol of
love and affection.

Flowers and leaves also
were important symbols
commonly. used to decorate
love .brooches. ‘The
Illustrated Language of.

. Flowers,” a book listing the

“meanings” of more than 700
flowers, had been published
‘in 1856, and the designers of

. sentimental jewellery drew

‘heavily from it.

THE LANGUAGE OF
FLOWERS _

’ According to this book, a
‘carnation meant “Alas for
my poor heart,” while the
forget-me-not stood, of
course; for true~ love. The

- often used ivy represented

friendship, and the lily of the
valley stood for the return of
happiness. _

Unfortunately, the flowers
were not always easy to
identify on the stamped
designs, and the clover
(“Think of me”), for
example, might be mistaken
for the shamrock (light-
heartedness).

“Other - symbols. were used
on sentimental jewellery as
well. -With love birds’ and
lovers’ knots, the meaning is
clear. The ~ anchor
represented hope rather
than.a nautical beau, and the
horseshoe, though usually

shown inverted, still carried |

a wish for good fortune.

Hands sometimes were
used to hold a heart or a

‘bouquet of flowers but more

often were shown clasped as
a sign ‘of friendship and
affection.

‘Many ilove brooches
included popular ladies’
names of the Victorian era,

_such as Alice, Emily, Jennie,

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or Rose. Not only were. ‘these

. given: by. gentlemen to their* .-
sweethearts,.-but’ also ‘they.

were exchanged. by members.

of “a° family.” Thus, some. a

simply :. “say”
“Baby”...

“Mother”.

_ MESSAGE BROOCHES .

Still. - other :.
carried messages, ‘such as
“Best Wishes”: or even.

“Seasons Greetings”. A very ‘-
“popular . . phrase » was “Miz- .
Old

pah, from the _-
Testament: ‘text (Genesis
31:49) which readsi in full;

“And Mizpah, for he’ said, .
The Lord watch between me
and thee, when we are

” absent one from another.”

—adjudicated by Jane
Hayman, who has directed
in- Vancouver and major
U.K. theatres. Above fl to
r] Deep Cove Stage actors
John Ratel, Jon Palone and
Gerry McKay.

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