Comments on: What type of jewelry was worn during the Civil War? http://www.thefoolsgold.net/jewelry/what-type-of-jewelry-was-worn-during-the-civil-war Fri, 18 May 2012 10:43:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: old lady http://www.thefoolsgold.net/jewelry/what-type-of-jewelry-was-worn-during-the-civil-war/comment-page-1#comment-7540 old lady Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:35:59 +0000 http://www.thefoolsgold.net/jewelry/what-type-of-jewelry-was-worn-during-the-civil-war#comment-7540 Union or Confederate? The Confederate ladies took a stance on jewelry - anything valuable (gold wedding rings, brooches, etc) they donated to the war effort (or at least put away and didn't wear in public). So they would wear things like lockets with locks of hair in them, or bracelets woven from the hair of dear departed loved ones. They wore ivory or bone ornaments (again, these would be mostly bracelets) and small pierced earrings. In the north, there was no such patriotic charge. Women wore their regular jewels. <br><b>References : </b><br> Union or Confederate? The Confederate ladies took a stance on jewelry - anything valuable (gold wedding rings, brooches, etc) they donated to the war effort (or at least put away and didn’t wear in public). So they would wear things like lockets with locks of hair in them, or bracelets woven from the hair of dear departed loved ones. They wore ivory or bone ornaments (again, these would be mostly bracelets) and small pierced earrings.
In the north, there was no such patriotic charge. Women wore their regular jewels.
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]]> By: dickn2000a http://www.thefoolsgold.net/jewelry/what-type-of-jewelry-was-worn-during-the-civil-war/comment-page-1#comment-7539 dickn2000a Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:55:59 +0000 http://www.thefoolsgold.net/jewelry/what-type-of-jewelry-was-worn-during-the-civil-war#comment-7539 Here's a clue smarty...The jewelery sold at reenactments is called "Period" or "Costume" jewelery. It IS the type of jewelery worn during that period in history when the Civil War was fought. AND how do you expect anyone to tell you what kind of jewelery you can wear that you already have... when you haven't told us what jewelery you already have?<br><b>References : </b><br> Here’s a clue smarty…The jewelery sold at reenactments is called "Period" or "Costume" jewelery. It IS the type of jewelery worn during that period in history when the Civil War was fought. AND how do you expect anyone to tell you what kind of jewelery you can wear that you already have… when you haven’t told us what jewelery you already have?
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]]> By: ~♥Sasha♥~ http://www.thefoolsgold.net/jewelry/what-type-of-jewelry-was-worn-during-the-civil-war/comment-page-1#comment-7538 ~♥Sasha♥~ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:22:59 +0000 http://www.thefoolsgold.net/jewelry/what-type-of-jewelry-was-worn-during-the-civil-war#comment-7538 Edwardian jewelry.. Cameos.. Pearls.. Broaches.. Here's a site that may interest you: http://www.fem-jewelry.com/reenactors_corner/ Lots of ideas! Also: http://www.ladiesofreenacting.com/Victorianjewelry.html http://www.greybirdrelics.com/vintage_jewelry.htm =)<br><b>References : </b><br> Edwardian jewelry.. Cameos.. Pearls.. Broaches..

Here’s a site that may interest you: http://www.fem-jewelry.com/reenactors_corner/
Lots of ideas!

Also:
http://www.ladiesofreenacting.com/Victorianjewelry.html
http://www.greybirdrelics.com/vintage_jewelry.htm

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