Victorian store Gold Etched Bar Brooch

Victorian Gold Etched Bar Brooch

Here is a lovely original Victorian era bar brooch of rolled gold, with very delicate and lovely etching. Nice sized, measuring 2 3/4" in length, with period correct tube hinge and "c" clasp. Pin extends 1/4" beyond the body of the brooch, consistent with mid-Victorian era pieces.

A bar brooch is any elongated horizontal brooch. Victorian bar brooches were designed as a simple bar with a central motif or plaque.

“Rolled Gold” is the term given to jewelry which is gold-filled or composed of a solid layer of gold bonded with heat and pressure to a store base metal, usually brass. Rolled gold jewelry is usually made by rolling out sheets from which the jewelry is molded or “formed.” This way of making jewelry was patented in England in 1817 and quickly became a prime source for better-made and higher-quality costume jewelry in the Victorian era.

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