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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 4575747, member: 5833&quot;]What I&#039;m trying to learn, when it comes to brooches as we generally understand the term today, as an item of personal adornment that attaches to clothing by means of some type of pin, can be repositioned &amp; removed, is what sort of findings predate the tube hinge, for those pieces earlier than c. 1848 that do have a hinge?</p><p><br /></p><p>Before writing this post I rummaged around in my own collection, seeking out brooches I believe, based on a variety of factors but not including hallmarks or inscriptions, to be no later than very early Victorian.&nbsp; They all have tube hinges &amp; simple C clasps.&nbsp; What I note is that my specimens, all cameos, are mostly fairly small; many have the pin running vertically rather than horizontally; some with the pin stem attached to the cross bar of the hinge in the simplest manner, others with a bit more finesse.&nbsp; I cannot discern a time progression in this last feature, the way I can with the vertical/horizontal positioning.</p><p><br /></p><p>In short, I believe the tube hinge really got going well before the 1850s, was in use for a long time, &amp; is less useful for dating than are orientation, pin stem length, clasp &amp; any other safety features.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally found a Renaissance example that is not revival:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_WB-152" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_WB-152" rel="nofollow">https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_WB-152</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]406682[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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