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Vanessa Carlton => General Vanessa Carlton Discussion => Topic started by: iluvvanessa on June 11, 2008, 08:33:30 pm

Title: picture on official site homepage.
Post by: iluvvanessa on June 11, 2008, 08:33:30 pm

so i was on ebay and i found this that looks almost exactly like the picture on the homepage that you click on to enter. its beautiful.

http://cgi.ebay.com/EXCEPTIONAL-ANTIQUE-CAMEO-PIN-IN-GOLD-FILIGREE-FRAME_W0QQitemZ380034737522QQihZ025QQcategoryZ67724QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd62/iluvvanessacarlton/fcd6_1.jpg)

Title: picture on official site homepage.
Post by: SadAsBlue on June 12, 2008, 05:52:04 am

Yeah they used to be extrememly popular, and quite the fashion accessory.

Title: picture on official site homepage.
Post by: feishien on June 12, 2008, 11:37:07 pm

Yeah, those brooch things pop up from time to time at jewelry stores. They're pretty.

I find it really bizarre though, that they used to be sort of mourning objects, used to remember dead people in Elizabethan times (apparently the English were really obsessed with death in the 19th C) so the picture in the center was made in the likeness of a dead person. And now they're manufactured in bulk as a fashion accessory.

It's a bit creepy and I try not to think about it too much.

Title: picture on official site homepage.
Post by: Wicked on June 13, 2008, 05:41:22 am

Quote from: "feishien"

I find it really bizarre though, that they used to be sort of mourning objects, used to remember dead people in Elizabethan times (apparently the English were really obsessed with death in the 19th C)

I don't get it. What do Elizabethan times have to do with the 19th century? Are you talking about Victorian times?

Title: picture on official site homepage.
Post by: VanessaCarltonMania on June 13, 2008, 06:22:34 am

My mom has a ring like that and my Grandma has a pin thats almost the same...its cool...cant wait til i can get my hands on them! :lol: :lol:

Title: picture on official site homepage.
Post by: feishien on June 14, 2008, 04:44:18 am

Quote from: "Wicked"

Quote from: "feishien"

I find it really bizarre though, that they used to be sort of mourning objects, used to remember dead people in Elizabethan times (apparently the English were really obsessed with death in the 19th C)

I don't get it. What do Elizabethan times have to do with the 19th century? Are you talking about Victorian times?

ACK yes. Whoops...

Title: picture on official site homepage.
Post by: AisforAdrn on June 14, 2008, 12:31:34 pm

I have a ring and a pin like that, wear them mostly during the winter time.
They're called Cameos. They're so Victorian-esque i love it.

Title: picture on official site homepage.
Post by: iluvvanessa on June 14, 2008, 12:38:52 pm

i love Victorian stuff, its so detailed and pretty.