My aunt has been the keeper of a lot of my grandmother’s and great grandmother’s jewelry.
My great grandmother liked the flashy costume stuff, my grandmother prefered the earthy or antique-y things as a general rule. Some pieces are easy to attibute to one woman or the other but others are a little more difficult.
Recently, my aunt cleaned out her collection and via my mother passed on some things to me.
It was perfect timing, since I have been feeling the urge to buy new clothes but having neither the money to buy them or place to put them.