{"product_id":"little-black-mourning-boot-brooch","title":"Little Black Mourning Boot Brooch: Antique Doll Leg, Black Beads \u0026 Silver Filigree","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Prince Albert died in the winter of 1861, Queen Victoria put on black and never really took it off again, and a whole country followed her into mourning. Grief had a wardrobe then. Black crape, black beads where there used to be gold, a little pin worn at the collar, and underneath all those heavy skirts the ladies still laced themselves into tall black boots every morning, hook by hook, all the way up past the ankle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI had one vintage filigree earring left over from a previous piece, and this tiny antique doll leg with her painted black boot, and the two of them just seemed to belong together. I wire wrapped the leg in black wire to give it the fun detail of having been laced up, the way those old boots were.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe smooth black beads and silver filigree beads on the earring seem gathered into a little flower, and I added one tiny glass pearl at the ankle for a little light. She's sweet, a little haunted, and very Victorian, like something you'd find in a grandmother's jewelry box after a hundred years. Pin her to a cardigan, a collar, a hat band or your favorite tote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage silver-tone filigree earring, given a second life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth black beads and silver filigree beads gathered into a flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiny antique doll leg with her original painted black boot, laced in black wire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne tiny glass pearl at the ankle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of a kind, no two will ever be alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade with love in my cottage studio in Kansas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom My Nostalgic Soul to yours. — \u003cstrong\u003eGwendalynn Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Nostalgic Soul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67307254939723,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/2007\/1755\/files\/il_fullxfull.8726815082_i2mv.jpg?v=1792728611","url":"https:\/\/mynostalgicsoul.com\/products\/little-black-mourning-boot-brooch","provider":"My Nostalgic Soul","version":"1.0","type":"link"}