A Little Something Rose Cut Diamonds

Victoria’s crown was made not long after large diamond deposits were found in South Africa in 1867. That was when the lower price and availability brought them to the market place. Electric lighting also increased interest in the use of diamonds in jewelry in the 1880’s. They can be referred to as sparkle diamonds.
One of the types of cuts used was the rose cut. The rose cut came in two versions. These were the single and double which were flat on the bottom. A single rose cut has, as you would think, a single layer of horizontal facets. While a double rose has two horizontal layers of facets.

Of course there is the exception. The Dutch rose cuts are deep or high and can have three rows of horizontal facets. While the facet can range from one that is more raw to prepared. You will also see that they are not perfectly round but that adds to their individuality.

Today, the rose cut is still used for melee diamonds (the little gems that accent a big one). Besides being used for accents, there is an increasing desire for rose cuts in order to create reproductions of these antique works of art. Also, for repairing genuinely antique works.

Victorian Scottish Jewelry

The influence of Queen Victoria was wide spread. An example of this is with Scottish Agate Jewelry. Victoria brought about the interest in Scotland with her visits to her castle of Balmoral in Scotland starting in the late 1840s.

Victorian Jewelry Symbolism

Here is some of what I found:

Arrows = Love (Cupid's arrows)
Bluebells = Constancy
Butterfly = Soul
Clasped Hands = Friendship, Lasting Love
Crowned Heart = Love Triumphant
Daisy = Innocence
Dogs = Fidelity
Doves = Domesticity
Fern = Fascination
Flaming Heart = Passionate Love
Fly = Humility
Forget Me Nots = Remembrance
Ivy = Friendship, fidelity, marriage
Lilac = First feelings of Love
Mistletoe = A kiss
Pearls = Tears
Wishbone = Wish and Hope

Complex, isn't it?