Vintage 1930s 'Our Mam' Mother of Pearl Brooch 1950s The rhinestones are made from

The rhinestones are made from glass and they hang from a delicate silver tone chain

In the Victorian era buttons where just as important as jewellery

The brooch is made of an early plastic that is carved and painted from the reverse

here two pictures can be placed into the piece or alternatively a momento (pressed flower

Vintage 1930s 'Our Mam' Mother of Pearl Brooch 1950s The rhinestones are made fromVintage Art Deco 1930s Mother of Pearl brooch with the word 'Our Mam' written. This type of brooch was typically given to a lady from her sweetheart or son, often a soldier or sailor before he left for duty, as a token of affection. The word 'Our Mam' is mounted in a rolled gold wire on a mother of pearl base and secured with a rolled gold open 'c' clasp. Rolled gold is a thin layer of gold on a base metal and fused together by heating. The brooch has