”TORTOISESHELL PIQUE” HEART circa 1860

Victorian”TORTOISESHELL PIQUE” HEART
Circa 1860
size : approx 1” x 1-1/8”
“Tortoiseshell Pique” from the back of the Hawksbill turtle, was typically imported in the 1800's from Ceylon or China, to be carved and decorated in the U.S. or Europe.
Ref : Fales. Jewelry in America, p 224.
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