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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 281824, member: 2844"]Gorgeous brooch, tie.dye.</p><p>If you see a good, substantial 19th century piece decorated with granulation, it is usually Etruscan Revival. It can have filigree as well, as this brooch has.</p><p>Although the information on Illusion Jewels says Plainville made gold filled jewellery, I think this lovely is gold plated using another technique.</p><p>Gold filled has a gold content 1/20th of the total metal. It can wear away, you'll see rubbing. But it doesn't flake, like other plating techniques.</p><p>Judging from the flaky wear, this brooch has a thinner layer of gold. My bet is on electroplated, which was mostly used for gold plating, since mid 19th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pinchbeck is an English gold tone alloy made of 83-93% copper, the rest zinc. It was used in English jewellery, I have never heard of American pinchbeck jewellery.</p><p>It has no gold top layer, so no flakes or other wear of gold.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 281824, member: 2844"]Gorgeous brooch, tie.dye. If you see a good, substantial 19th century piece decorated with granulation, it is usually Etruscan Revival. It can have filigree as well, as this brooch has. Although the information on Illusion Jewels says Plainville made gold filled jewellery, I think this lovely is gold plated using another technique. Gold filled has a gold content 1/20th of the total metal. It can wear away, you'll see rubbing. But it doesn't flake, like other plating techniques. Judging from the flaky wear, this brooch has a thinner layer of gold. My bet is on electroplated, which was mostly used for gold plating, since mid 19th century. Pinchbeck is an English gold tone alloy made of 83-93% copper, the rest zinc. It was used in English jewellery, I have never heard of American pinchbeck jewellery. It has no gold top layer, so no flakes or other wear of gold.[/QUOTE]
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