Victorian Forget-Me-Not Micro Mosaic Brooch victorian Prince Albert

Prince Albert

The top is fashioned out of a heavy aluminum with a black rubber insert

Each of the turquoise pieces have a small chip in them

Created for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows by the McIntosh Battery and Optical Company in Chicago

Victorian Forget-Me-Not Micro Mosaic Brooch victorian Prince AlbertThese days when someone sends you flowers you typically think of it as a sweet and touching gesture. However, in the 19th century, sending flowers was not only an art form, but also a means of relaying secret messages to friends, lovers and even enemies. One mixed floral bouquet had the power to convey entire conversations, secret thoughts and hidden affection (or hatred). Floriography was so popular, that publishers began putting out special pocket