Description
- Base metal, crown-set frame with black amethyst glass (“French Jet”) plaque
- Carved black amethyst glass (“French Jet”) plaque depicting a figure in relief
- 2″ x 1 1/2″
- Victorian
- Oval mourning brooch featuring a carved black amethyst glass (“French Jet”) plaque set against a deep red backing, framed in a crown-style base metal setting. The relief carving depicts a classical Roman or Greek goddess figure — possibly Persephone — wearing a mourning veil or palla in a melancholy pose, symbolic of eternal grief, remembrance, and the quiet dignity of mourning. Likely manufactured in Birmingham, England, or Gablonz (Bohemia). C-clasp pin back
