hi gang, can anyone tell me, what makes a forbidden fruit pin fall under that lable? I see the phrase bandied about and just wondering if it is a particular maker that did these and if I have one here. http://www.sundayandsunday.com/content/inspect.asp?Item=2904&Filter=Costume+Jewelry
Thanks! Carolyn Sunday
Nope! Mine is NOT forbidden fruit by definition, it is just a really sweet aurora borealis pear pin!
Thanks to Jane Clark from Morning Glory Antiques for providing me with this link to Pat Seal's wonderful collection of "forbidden fruit" jewelry along with the definition: http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/JewelChatFruit.html
Thanks to Adrienne Shivers from Garden Party http://www.costumejewel.com/ For this link with these examples, and this explanation: "Forbidden fruit is very specifically lucite fruit with embedded rhinestones from Austria": http://www.costumejewel.com/pins/102121.fflemon.jpg
http://www.costumejewel.com/pins/101422.forbiddenpear.jpg
Thanks to Jan Gaughan (Eclectic Vintage - Costume Jewelry & Collectibles) http://www.eclecticvintage.com/ for sharing her marvelous collection!
http://imageevent.com/eclecticvintage/forbiddenfruitlucitejewelry
and for her explanation of the motif: "Made in Austria, late 1940's-50's - translucent lucite with embedded rhinestones, metal leaves enamel painted green. There are also some opaque color ones - like the the luscious grapes. "Forbidden Fruit" is a popular spam keyword."
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