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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9432026, member: 2844&quot;]It may look like an earring or two earrings to our modern eyes, but it wouldn&#039;t look like (an) earring(s) to 19th century eyes.</p><p>Earrings in this style would be pendants, pear shape or teardrop shape. </p><p>I have gold and garnet earpendants from the same period, but can&#039;t find the photograph.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Imo it was either a brooch, like it is now but with a period appropriate pin back, or it was a pendant.</p><p>In this thread are both a gold and garnet brooch and a gold and garnet pendant, roughly the same period as yours but a slightly different style:</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/brooch-with-garnet-or-rubys-and-pearl.73384/#post-4551676" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/brooch-with-garnet-or-rubys-and-pearl.73384/#post-4551676">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/brooch-with-garnet-or-rubys-and-pearl.73384/#post-4551676</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see the brooch is not symmetric, because symmetry wasn&#039;t part of the style, and brooches don&#039;t have to be worn horizontally.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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