Thanks everyone for your input! It confirms my initial suspicions. Vintage Victorian Revival it is (possibly made in France)!
None that I can find. And I haven't weighed it yet but it feels substantial.
dimensions: the locket is 1 3/4" by 1 3/8". The chain is 18" around. The links are 5/8" squares.
Upon googling/researching this piece I found one that sold on eBay last year (for a nice sum). More or less identical...except different metal...
Also, crocheting can be addictive. You will crochet anything you can, every chance you get. They start to pile up. Scarves are about the most...
Why yes I do...New England.
Yes, this is crocheted! I've thought of making one before but all my spare tires have lived inside or were mounted underneath my vehicles. I've...
Thanks for this insight Bev; someone I was talking to IRL said that the medals may have been collected on sabbatical/pilgrimage/event. Maybe this...
Yes, I'm surprised this one got through at all; so many pieces are marked sterling! Maybe they looked at it and just thought...eh,...
Thanks ola42 and Jillion! I bought this rosary at a thrift store (New England). I just thought it was kind of unique because of all the medal...
Thanks for confirming that Tyledom! I just wanted to make sure that 800 silver could not be referenced as 'sterling'.
Thanks Gila! Looks like she '...professed vows on September 2, 1944'. The date inscribed on the crucifix is 8-15-1958 (I'm assuming this is when...
I bought this 5-decade rosary and have some questions; thanks for looking and hopefully your insight! The crucifix is marked AFCO sterling; the...
Yes, all that social media stuff makes me shy away from Etsy as well!
I wanted to finish reading it too!
And like they are holding on for dear life!
You're welcome! I'm glad I could help; hope it's correct:happy:
Hmmm...try Pinkwater Glass. They make very colorful pieces; these look like they fit their style.
Ooooh, something I know about! Yes, it does look like multiple tablecloths...it is a circular crocheted Pineapple pattern. If I get a chance...
I bought one of these blue vases with spiral wrap wondering if it might be Blenko. Learned that it sadly was not. I still kind of like it...
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