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An oval shape brooch with an image of a man, with a gold rim and a black surround. The man is wearing a dark suit and bow-tie. Add to board
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Victorian Brooch

Brooches were worn in Victorian Britain by those in mourning to remember the dead. This one, from about 1870, contains a photograph of the deceased. 

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