Articles of jewelry of which the principal decoration was a photograph, usually framed in a brooch or pendant made of gold or other metal. In the mid-19th century lockets enclosing aphotograph of a deceased person were popular, but later they were worn with an enclosed photograph of the living.
Photographic Jewelry
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Photographic Jewelry
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Articles of jewelry of which the principal decoration was a photograph, usually framed in a brooch or pendant made of gold or other metal. In the mid-19th century lockets enclosing aphotograph of a deceased person were popular, but later they were worn with an enclosed photograph of the living.
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From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson
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