Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Tiger Eye Ring April 4th for the travel-loving Victorians a

for the travel-loving Victorians a cameo was a favorite

Materials and Features: tortoise color leather

with a delicate

adding a playful pop of color to gold

and sentimentality

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Tiger Eye Ring April 4th for the travel-loving Victorians aLike all art, the zeitgeist of a particular era is written in the design of its jewelry. It is said that Art Nouveau jewelry was a reaction to French society at the time, including women's fight to secure more rights for themselves outside of the home. The nation's loss in the Franco Prussian War left the French worried about what would occur if women got jobs and education, and worried the birth rate would then drop, leaving the country with fewer