Help me date this brooch?

[Unitedstatesofamerica1]

 

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[Silver Searcher]

A lot of this type of cameo brooches were made from Pinchbeck, an alloy of copper and zinc. The development of pinchbeck allowed ordinary people to buy gold 'effect' jewelry on a budget. The inventor allegedly made pinchbeck jewellery clearly labelled as such.

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[Ant]

I would say that it is the same circa as the lady in the photo.

 

[joesmarbles]

Look closely at the image and see if there are dots to make the pattern(printed) or if it is hand done, that will help in dating it.....Joe McDonough

 

[Ant]

The style of the pin hinge and rivet and the lock is a way to date it too, I would guess 1870's.