Jewellery
Merry and Bright: All About Christmas Brooches
If you read our last blog post (if you haven’t, you can catch up here), you’ll know that brooches have been around for centuries, and are currently enjoying a bit of a 21st century renaissance. But what about Christmas brooches? Although Christmas as a religious holiday has been celebrated for centuries, most of the imagery…
Read MoreThe Cultural History of Brooches, by Caitlin Kelly
Brooches come in all shapes and sizes, and may be made out of precious stones and metals, or purely decorative. Jun 21, 2015; Surrey, United Kingdom; The Queen attends the Al Habtoor Royal Windsor and Mountbatten Cup Final at Guards Polo club in Surrey, 21 Jun 2015. (Wenn/Keystone Press) Few civilians will ever get too…
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