Victorian Aesthetic Amber Glass Cabochon Hat Pin with Moorish Silver Base, 1900s

A necessity during the Victorian Era, hat pins not only balanced precarious hats atop piles of hair but also moonlighted as weapons against overzealous gentlemen. Though teetering hats are no longer de rigeur, glorious century-plus-old pins such as these can be pierced through modern hats as statement accessories or even arranged in vases like flowers. This extraordinary example features an impressive 1” amber glass cabochon finial atop a molded Moorish silver base to create an accessory worthy of standing on its own. 8 ½” hat pin with silver stem; giant 1” amber glass cabochon finial atop figured Moorish silver base. material: silver, amber glass noteworthy: gently clean with damp cloth repairs: none condition: very good with light tarnish on stem measurements: length: 7 ¾” (stem), ¾” (finial) finial diameter: 1” signature: no signature present