This stickpin from the mid-Nineteenth-Century is testament to that particular Victorian taste. Here, we have a gold maple leaf, complete with stem, upon which a diamond has been set. If this concept seems familiar to you, I will confess that this stickpin was the inspiration for the gift that Robert gave to Mr. Punch in Chapter 91 of Punch’s Cousin.
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The fact that you find inspiration from something you can hold in your hand, just furthers the spirit of the belle epoque and makes the story all the more interesting.
That's very kind of you. Thanks!
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