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In Part II and Part III we discussed Art Deco which began in about 1910 and lasted until 1939. Fashions and jewelry styles change gradually over time. From the mid-1930’s, the flat two-dimensional and geometric (Deco) characteristics gradually moved toward three-dimensional and curved forms -...

Yippee - I just found a link to the exhibit in SF - next Spring! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/chronstyle/detail?entry_id=61474 Linn

Brenda - Trifari marked "almost" all their jewelry but there are some pieces from the late '30's - early '40's that are not marked but are clearly Trifari. Your earrings are definitely Trifari. They are the only company that used those earring clips. Some Trifari, Eisenberg, Mazer and...

Terrific news! I hope to see it at the De Young. New York is just a little too far! Linn

Brenda - The earrings are from 1940 or possibly 1939. Is there a Trifari mark on them? I think I see a faint one but I could be imagining it! The design looked familiar so I looked up a fur clip I have and found the patent D. 122092 - granted in August 1940. Sometimes pieces were made...

Thanks, Mary Jane - I love that German set, too. I'm not 100% sure that it's Pre-WWII but I think it is. This is the back - really interesting construction! This is another piece that is German. This one is from the 1930's and is just marked 935: Julie - I'm not sure...

Hi Julie - No - the shoe buttons are not reall "shoe" buttons but a nickname for that design. Julie your dress clips all look "period" - C. 1930's. The one on the left looks like pot metal - it probably was a "pair" at one time. The one in the middle has brass findings that are stamped...

Happy to take a look, Brenda. Linn

The beginning of the 1930's was a time when most people were feeling the effects of the Great Depression. One of the most important pieces of jewelry in a woman's wardrobe in the 1930's was the Dress Clip. Worn singularly but more often in pairs, dress clips served to change the look of a...

Louise - It looke like it might be either plastic or bone. I'm not sure if it's from the '30's or possibly the '50's. You could try a hot water test to see if there is any odor which you will get if it's celluloid. Check this link to see if it's bone...

I agree with Nicole on the dating. It might be real "Persian Lamb" as we call it here - try to get an "inside" view." Very cute coat! Linn

Great job, Karin! It's always a treat to see and read about your dolls. Linn

Thank you so much! The set is in several books. It had a matching necklace and bracelet. I only found the bracelet - and I sold it several years ago. (I recognized it when I found it.) Many of the examples I am using in the Workshop are in my personal collection but some have gone to...

Glad you are enjoying the Workshop. It will run everyday this week. If you look at Today's Posts on the Forum, Part II was posted earlier today. Linn

Brenda - I see what you mean. Does the buckle pull away from the hinge by pulling the lever out from the hinge at one end? I think I see a little "thingy" to pull. Does it come out completely? It may be older. Carrie - hope someone knows the answer on your cameo. I will be out...

Carrie - The second pin is 2 5/8" x about 1/2". I am assuming that I have it dated correctly. I think it's a bar pin and would have been worn at the collar of a blouse or shirtwaist. A friend of mine gave it to me ages ago - when I still lived in Boston and had not started collecting...

Brenda - I couldn't tell from your photo that anything moved. I thought the metal "rod" holding the hook was stationery. Could you show the other side where it opens and show it open - if it's not too much trouble. If you look back at Part I of the Workshop one of the first photos shows a...

It's great! I think it is a "decorative" belt buckle meant to be sewn on to a fabric belt through the rings and then maybe tie in the back - or attach with snaps or hooks. It doesn't look like this opens and closes so I doesn't have a tube hinge. A tube hinge has a pin stem attached...

Julie - I think the metal on that pin is brass or an alloy with a high brass content. There were lots of gold plated pieces in this time period and rolled gold pieces, too. Sterling silver was used. There was also a lower karat gold - 9K. and 10K. And like today, base metals were...

Thanks, Mary - Linn

Thank you, Brenda! I really enjoyed putting it together. I hope we have lots of participation and questions - which I will try to answer! Linn

The predominant jewelry style at the turn of the 20th C. is called Edwardian, after King Edward VII (1901-1910) who assumed the throne in England, after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. This style began about 1890 and extends to 1914 – the beginning of WWI. This Period is called La Belle...

Maggie - It's only acceptable to call pieces Juliana if they were made by DeLizza and Elster. I call pieces "D&E aka Juliana" or the reverse. Mr. DeLizza prefers that their pieces be called D&E but many collectors refer to the jewelry as Juliana because that is the "popular" name for it...