Nothing Roman about it. Looks more like some kind of industrial mustard pot than anything else I can think of. Is the arm solid or hollow?
This type of clasp is early 20th century. An attempt at improving the simple C clasp that I have found to be less secure. Gravity is working...
It helps to have them in focus too. Now that you have all these items up, do you have a question/questions? From what I can see of it, the cameo...
Would have been a bit creepy if it had been put on in advance.
In the plot I'm weaving he didn't make chests, or he didn't make them the same way, so as not to give himself away, since the chests are so...
Taking a better look after some time away from the computer, pretty sure they are cerclé freshwater pearls. They come in various colors. Maybe...
Are you sure they are genuine pearls? If not, less worry about how to clean.
Another vote for coral.
Answer, it belonged to the deceased first. Duh.
Thank you. The construction also says Georgian.
So I win my wager. You inherited something really nice. I'm always pleased when such personal items stay with the family & don't get sold off....
Marriage? Until death did them part?
I'd wager Britain.
Is it safe then to say it is large enough to fit a man? It would be unusual for a man to wear jewelllery in remembrance of another man, but no...
Love that it includes origami instructions. :)
If you have fingers you're enough of an expert for this. Does it fit any of your fingers? If so, which one.
Why 1809 on the front - that's definitely what it says - & 1819 on the back? What happened 10 years before the death?
gibberish removed
I can't see everything written on the back. Evidently someone wore this as mourning jewellery. The date after 'ob.' is the date the person named...
Maybe he fled VA for some reason (creditors?) & was lying low in OH.
Separate names with a comma.
