Featured Bluebird brooch

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by shamster, Dec 25, 2024 at 10:12 AM.

  1. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    The finest example I could find on eBay. 10ffd6b4c6927cca279ef488744da1d8.jpeg c9500ad6c37be1a8b3a4d878c7c57f35.jpeg 656344595649e62e29dab1a80a377c50.jpeg e4e235f8b36ed954b46f265a9a81e4ea.jpeg
    All contented with it and opinions about its origin are welcome
     
    shamster, Dec 25, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    That's a swallow. They have symbolic meanings such as safe homecomings.

    Debora
     
    Debora, Dec 25, 2024 at 10:48 AM
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  3. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    I wonder why they were so commonly enameled in blue;)
     
    shamster, Dec 25, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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  4. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    I wonder why they were so commonly enameled in blue;)
     
    shamster, Dec 25, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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  5. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    As the King of Siam said... Is a puzzlement.

    Debora

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    Debora, Dec 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    They were a Thing, and the blue stood out on clothing. Victorians enameled and painted them on things too, often in white for the same reason.
     
    evelyb30, Dec 25, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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  7. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    That's a sweet bird, an' a simply Delicious color...Thanks!
     
    wlwhittier, Dec 25, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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  8. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    Beautiful, I love it!
    (I actually have a small swallow tattoo on the back of my left shoulder. Got it back in 1983. :))
     
    bluumz, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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