Carved Floral Art Deco Black Green Celluloid Dress Clip Costume Jewelry 🖤

Description

View Carved Floral Art Deco Black Green Celluloid Dress Clip Costume Jewelry 🖤 with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Celluloid is a type of plastic made from cellulose nitrate and camphor, which was one of the first man-made plastics. It was easily molded and could be tinted various colors, making it a popular material for jewelry making. Carved Floral Art Deco Black Green Celluloid Dress Clip Costume Jewelry 🖤 This very lovely piece is in good preowned condition. It has wear but no damage. The metal has tarnished from age, use and cleaning. It measures approximately 2 1/4” tall and 2” wide. The metal clamp is tarnished silver metal. It’s in good working condition. The best part is the fantastic mix of black with the deepest green. Gives a goth feel. This piece is made out of celluloid, one of the very first plastics. Fantastic piece of history. 🖤🖤 History of Celluloid Jewelry Celluloid jewelry became popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Celluloid is a type of plastic made from cellulose nitrate and camphor, which was one of the first man-made plastics. It was easily molded and could be tinted various colors, making it a popular material for jewelry making. Celluloid jewelry was often designed to imitate more expensive materials like ivory, tortoiseshell, and coral. However, due to its flammability and tendency to discolor over time, celluloid jewelry fell out of favor by the mid-20th century. Despite this, vintage celluloid jewelry remains popular among collectors for its unique historical value and design aesthetics. 🖤🖤🖤 We purchase our items from private collections, estate sales, flea markets, swap meets and of course antique shops! We only purchase items that are in great to excellent condition, and in some cases we will purchase a useful part that completes an item you may be looking for. We sell used or new vintage/antique items. We are not experts on anything. We buy whatever catches our eye 👀 . Our passion is searching and researching. If we learn something new when researching we will share and we hope that if you have any information you will share as well. We constantly find and post new items. We do our best to include all information about each item in the description as well as the many pictures. Please see our pictures as they are part of the description. If you feel like Swag Antiques has not provided 5 ⭐️ star service please contact us BEFORE leaving feedback. We love ❤️ to hear from you. We want you to be happy with your purchase! We carefully package your item(s) and ship via USPS, UPS or eBay Global 🌎 . Please pay within 48 hours after auction ends so we can ship ASAP! We ship same day or very next morning. 📦 Add us to your favorites for up to the moment SWAG notifications - new stuff ❤️ . Please contact us with any questions. Happy Hunting! Swag Antiques 🦋 Bin: D9 Condition: Pre-owned - Good. Category: Jewelry & Watches › Vintage & Antique Jewelry › Dress & Scarf Clips. Brand: Unbranded.

Antique

Yes

Shape

Oval

Occasion

Anniversary, Birthday, Christening, Christmas, Confirmation/Communion, Engagement, Father's Day, Graduation, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, Wedding

Metal

Unknown

Jewelry Department

Fashion

Main Stone

No Stone

Vintage

Yes

Department

Women

Base Metal

Unknown

Color

Multicolor

Material

Plastic, Metal, Celluloid

Materials sourced from

United States

Brand

Unbranded

Type

Dress Clip

Era

Art Deco (1915-1935)

Theme

Art, Beauty, Fashion & Costumes

Country of Origin

Unknown