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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 903274, member: 649"]I love that site and often spend an hour or two digging through it!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />I didn't realize that the flower depicted on OP's brooch was a forget-me-not. That, combined with the black ground does seem to indicate sorrow/mourning.</p><p>I fully agree that not all black/hair/photo jewelry pieces are an expression of sorrow. Many hair/photo pieces are simply and expression of love and affection for the (living) subject.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 903274, member: 649"]I love that site and often spend an hour or two digging through it! :facepalm:I didn't realize that the flower depicted on OP's brooch was a forget-me-not. That, combined with the black ground does seem to indicate sorrow/mourning. I fully agree that not all black/hair/photo jewelry pieces are an expression of sorrow. Many hair/photo pieces are simply and expression of love and affection for the (living) subject.[/QUOTE]
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