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Name brooch

An inexpensive article of sentimental jewelry of the late 19th century, being a silver brooch bearing a feminine given name, usually in relief, but sometimes cut-out. Such brooches, generally horizontal, are of many fancy shapes; a few are circular within a decorative frame.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson