Gold and Amethyst Pin with Gold Purse Pendant

Jewelry

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Gold and amethyst pin that belonged to Mrs. Jessie Jordan's mother.: Image of the gold pin set with a garnet-colored stone and two small pearls on either side. Hanging from the bar is a small gold-chain purse with a working clasp; the purse opens and closes but doesn’t hold anything. There is a small gold flower in the center of the purse with an purple amethyst center.
Gold and amethyst pin that belonged to Mrs. Jessie Jordan's mother.

Image of the gold pin set with a garnet-colored stone and two small pearls on either side. Hanging from the bar is a small gold-chain purse with a working clasp; the purse opens and closes but doesn’t hold anything. There is a small gold flower in the center of the purse with an purple amethyst center.

Name/Title

Gold and Amethyst Pin with Gold Purse Pendant

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000332

Description

The gold pin is set with a garnet-colored stone and two small pearls on either side. Hanging from the bar is a small gold-chain purse with a working clasp. The purse opens and closes but doesn’t hold anything. The pin was likely made during the Victorian Era in England from 1837-1901.

Context

The pin belonged to Mrs. Jessie Jordan's mother.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Region

Western Europe