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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 13126219, member: 5833&quot;]Brooches certainly have a fraught relationship with gravity, whether fumbled while being pinned on or falling off due to some treacherous clasp, so may be what happened here.&nbsp; If it was made specifically as a memento of deceased beloved, it may have experienced regular wear, with attendant hazards.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this one photo, I see no damage to the setting, so another possibility is that it dried out.&nbsp; I have a tiny lava Saturn that was already cracked when I bought him.&nbsp; Because of the mottled coloring, I gambled that the material was not dyed &amp; stuck him in plain water to soak.&nbsp; He rattled in the frame slightly when he arrived; hydration tightened him up.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]559314[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]559315[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the probability that Snowman&#039;s cameo is dyed is very high, so any exposure to water is contraindicated.&nbsp; Fortunately, she looks very clean.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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