Antique Japanese Aesthetic Shakudō Fan Brooch silver plate The boats are most likely

The boats are most likely 'Platbodem'

The purpose: to record with whom she will dance at formal dances and balls

converted from an Edwardian period brooch

and dates from circa 1890

Antique Japanese Aesthetic Shakudō Fan Brooch silver plate The boats are most likelyDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 Shakud is an alloy of gold and copper that, when treated, takes on a black (or sometimes indigo) patina. It's one of the irogane colour metals traditionally used in sword making, door locks, drawer handles, and, in modern times, jewellery. In the 1870's, only military and police officers could wear swords, so swords had to be discarded or converted to military styles. These distinctive decorations on them were removed, some