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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 466914, member: 2844&quot;]It depends on the age and the quality. Pre-1860 photographs were not widely available, so portraits were painted. That cost money, so during that period you see the more expensive jewellery, often gold and gemstones.</p><p>Post-1860, photographs were available to a broader public, so more people could have portrait jewellery. So that is when the cheaper materials came on the scene, silver and paste, alongside the expensive ones.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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