Found this at an old farm site where I have previously found stuff from late 1800's / early 1900's in Alberta Canada. It's about 0.75" tall and wide and quite thin. Anyone have ideas as to what exactly it is?
copper cross pendant?
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Welcome to Tnet from Toronto Brian. 
My first impression is that this is 'Mourning Jewelry', these were purchased to be worn when a loved one passed away.
"Mourning Jewelry is an almost forgotten Victorian practice that dates back to the late 1860s. It is said that when Queen Victoria became widowed she threw herself into a forty-year lament over the loss of her husband. She would only wear mourning dresses, and insisted that those around her do so as well. Victoria's influence created a trickle-down effect of fashion, whereby the craft of mourning jewelry was born."
I've found a number of 'Mourning Buttons' over the years here in Ontario.
Dave
My first impression is that this is 'Mourning Jewelry', these were purchased to be worn when a loved one passed away.
"Mourning Jewelry is an almost forgotten Victorian practice that dates back to the late 1860s. It is said that when Queen Victoria became widowed she threw herself into a forty-year lament over the loss of her husband. She would only wear mourning dresses, and insisted that those around her do so as well. Victoria's influence created a trickle-down effect of fashion, whereby the craft of mourning jewelry was born."
I've found a number of 'Mourning Buttons' over the years here in Ontario.
Dave
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Welcome Brian and cool find!
It was popular during the US civil war for a mother or wife to collect a lock of her son's/husbands hair when he was inducted. Since many bodies wound up buried on the battlefield she would have a keepsake of him. There were merchants who would take the hair and mount it in an attractive setting with black stones or enamel and a lens to cover the hair. I bought one for 50 cents at a yard sale once. Young woman didn't know she was holding a civil war causality in her hand.
I have seen reproductions of them at the sutlers stores at battle reenactments.
Best wishes!
It was popular during the US civil war for a mother or wife to collect a lock of her son's/husbands hair when he was inducted. Since many bodies wound up buried on the battlefield she would have a keepsake of him. There were merchants who would take the hair and mount it in an attractive setting with black stones or enamel and a lens to cover the hair. I bought one for 50 cents at a yard sale once. Young woman didn't know she was holding a civil war causality in her hand.
I have seen reproductions of them at the sutlers stores at battle reenactments.
Best wishes!
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Well its catholic or orthodox, so far we can say I think.
Late 19th century seems ok with me, shortly after the turn of the century these devotional things were made of German Silver (a non-staining nickel compound).
I am personal thinking it is the end-cross of a rosary, though the maltese cross form seems unusal (speculative). Looks more eastern european than western european to me (specualtion again). Any polish or ukranian or austrian empire stttlement history on the place?
Greets Namxat
Late 19th century seems ok with me, shortly after the turn of the century these devotional things were made of German Silver (a non-staining nickel compound).
I am personal thinking it is the end-cross of a rosary, though the maltese cross form seems unusal (speculative). Looks more eastern european than western european to me (specualtion again). Any polish or ukranian or austrian empire stttlement history on the place?
Greets Namxat
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Very interesting! Thanks to everyone who's posted so far.
The area where I found this was largely settled by east Europeans. The specific property where I found this, I also previously found a couple years ago a button that was identified as being from an Austro-Hungarian military uniform.
Whether it would be Catholic or Orthodox, my guess would most likely be Orthodox as that was the most common religion of the area and there is also a fairly old Orthodox church located about half a kilometre away.
The area where I found this was largely settled by east Europeans. The specific property where I found this, I also previously found a couple years ago a button that was identified as being from an Austro-Hungarian military uniform.
Whether it would be Catholic or Orthodox, my guess would most likely be Orthodox as that was the most common religion of the area and there is also a fairly old Orthodox church located about half a kilometre away.
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I found one of those locks of hair. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/m...sewife-lost-found-lost-found-again-today.html
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