Victorian "The Dancing Muse" Cameo Brooch egyptian revival XX for a medium-strength beer

XX for a medium-strength beer

It comprises a silver cased "booklet" with small sheets of paper inside

they are very typical of the late Victorian era

Birmingham 1884

Victorian "The Dancing Muse" Cameo Brooch egyptian revival XX for a medium-strength beerDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 A fantastic shell cameo brooch, depicting one of the dancing muses of Greek Mythology. The Nine Muses of the Greek Mythology were deities that gave artists, philosophers and individuals the inspiration for creation. The Nine Muses were: Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomeni, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope. To me, this looks like Terpsichore of lyric and dancing. The other muses had attributes such as history,