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Victorian Engagement
You might consider checking out Antique Victorian Rings. Just the name alone sounds so… Renaissance, don’t you think? All Victorian jewelry and rings in particular have a wide variety of elegant styles to offer to your beloved one, but there are also some common characteristics that nearly all Jewelry of the Victorian time share.
One thing that sets apart Antique Victorian Rings is the type of setting commonly employed. At the time this jewelry was being worn, diamonds were hard to come by and expensive. Jewellers of the Victorian time had to rely on a wide variety of less expensive gems for their settings; including Rubies, Garnets, Opals and Sapphires. They also used rose cut Diamonds and old hand cut Diamonds.
More or less, all Victorian Rings were similar in size and structure, and many utilized a three stone setting or a cluster stone setting to utilize smaller, less expensive gems.
As the name suggests, Antique Victorian Rings were made popular by the ruling Queen Victoria, who began her reign in 1837. She set the trend for fashion in the country at that time, and jewelry was no exception. She was madly in love with her husband, Prince Albert. To display her devoted passion to him, she preferred to wear rings that had double snakes upon the band, symbolizing love and passion. This quickly became en vogue for all of her loyal subjects as well, who revered her greatly.
Upon Albert’s passing, her sense of fashion began to wane, as did her court and then the entire country. The dark styles and black colours started to dominate attires and jewelry, where onyx and jet became favourite gems stones.
With the discovery and opening of the South African Diamond Mines in the 1870s, Diamonds became increasingly cheaper, and sounded the death knell of the Victorian style of jewelry.
With the new resurgence of interest in Victorian jewelry, you can escape the ‘Diamond rut’, win her heart and herald the splendour of a past filled with the beauty of Royalty… the beauty of Antique Victorian Rings
I need a name for a character !!?
I’m writing a longish story, and I need a name for the main female character. She is of noble decent (set in the victorian age BTW) She is an only child, red-head, dark almost-black eyes. SHe is quite observant of her parent’s meaning-less life, and realizes hers is rapidly turning out the same.
She wants to make a change, but she is 16 and a girl, a noble girl who is about to be married off to some righ fat count or other.
The story is how she befriends and falls in love with a young boy who works for the father. On the day of her engagement, they run away together. She the typical fierce warrior type heroine I guess. I need something from the victorian age but also something that stands out. That really suits someone like her.
Thanks for your help! =]
Janice Ramona Roosevelt
Antique engagement ring with cluster of old mine cut brilliant diamonds (10145-4252)
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Spode Blue Room Annual Victorian Children Gathering Mistletoe 8-Inch Plate $43.00 Children dressed in the boots and caps of the Victorian era brave the snow with their collie to gather mistletoe on this annual Christmas plate from Spode. Part of Spode’s extensive Blue Room collection, the ninth-edition plate makes a lovely seasonal gift for a child or for a collector. A garland of holly drapes boldly around the plate’s border, visible even when a sandwich or slice of cake cover… |
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Spode Blue Room Annual Victorian Children Gathering Mistletoe 9-Ounce Mug $43.00 Wintry scenes of the Victorian era decorate this annual Christmas mug from Spode. On one side, children brave the snow with their collie to gather mistletoe, while on the other side men chop Christmas trees to load on a wagon. Part of Spode’s extensive Blue Room collection, the ninth-edition mug makes a lovely seasonal gift for a child or for a collector. A stylized mistletoe border trims the hand… |
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The Age of Innocence $4.93 Set against the backdrop of New York society of the 1870s, Martin Scorsese’s lavish filming of Edith Wharton’s classic novel stars Daniel Day-Lewis as an aristocrat lawyer who questions his wedding plans when he falls for fiancee Winona Ryder’s cousin, the Countess Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer), an American fleeing her disastrous marriage to a European nobleman. 138 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Sound… |
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Congratulations Engagement Victorian style Card 5 x 7 inch premium quality folded paper greeting card. Congratulations cards & photo Congratulations cards from Greeting Card Universe will bring a smile to your loved ones’ face. Make the occasion a memorable one by sending a custom Congratulations card. Let Greeting Card Universe help you find the best Congratulations card this year. This paper card includes the following themes: Congratulations… |
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Engagement Announcement Elegant Design Victorian Style Card 5 x 7 inch premium quality folded paper greeting card. Find Engagement / Getting Married announcements for everyone on your list at Greeting Card Universe. Send a paper card to your friends and family this year. Turn to Greeting Card Universe for all your Engagement / Getting Married announcement card needs. This paper card includes the following themes: Engagement, engaged, and announcement. Gene… |
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Engagement congratulations – humorous,captioned, Victorian pencil drawing. Card 5 x 7 inch premium quality folded paper greeting card. Congratulations cards & photo Congratulations cards from Greeting Card Universe will bring a smile to your loved ones’ face. A picture is worth a thousand words, so why not send a photo Congratulations card this year? Look no further than Greeting Card Universe for your Congratulations card needs. This paper card includes the following themes:… |
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A Pair Of 36 Inch Collectible, Victorian Porcelain Doll By Golden Keepsakes $134.99 One Pair Of Victorian Porcelain Dolls, Vivian & Stella, Vivid and detailed, Lifelike porcelain doll makes an enchanting gift to anybody you love and to doll collectors. Display stand included…. |
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36 Inch Collectible, Victorian Porcelain Doll_Lorna_By Golden Keepsakes $92.99 Victorian Porcelain Dolls, Lorna, Vivid and detailed, Lifelike porcelain doll makes an enchanting gift to anybody you love and to doll collectors. Display stand included…. |
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The Civil War Wedding $3.00 The Civil War Wedding, an entertaining look at the customs and superstitions of weddings during the Civil War era. Includes: Courtship, Engagements, Love Letters, Clothing, Superstitions, The Ceremony, Festivities, The Honeymoon, Famous Civil War Couples, and more……. |
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Henry Irving’s Waterloo: Theatrical Engagements with Arthur Conan Doyle, George Bernard Shaw, Ellen Terry, Edward Gordon Craig, Late-Victorian Culture, Assorted Ghosts, Old Men, War, and History $42.00 In this creative study of history and popular culture, W. D. King ingeniously illustrates how a long-forgotten instance in theatre history can reveal the very process of historical change itself.Late in the nineteenth century, Henry Irving, the leading actor-manager of the English stage, was scathingly attacked by George Bernard Shaw for his popular performance in Conan Doyle’s play, A Story of Wa… |