{"product_id":"muff","title":"‘Muff’","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnusual Victorian citrine intaglio brooch depicting a pet German spitz named Muff c.1860. Gold-cased original setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe German Spitz stands proudly on a mound of grass with its name carved above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Muff’ seems to have been a popular name for spitz breeds in the c19th. A popular fashion accessory of the time the muff was always extremely fluffy and usually white. An Essex Crystal brooch of a white German Spitz in the British Museum is also inscribed Muff and dated 1862. A tiny gravestone once in the garden at Marlborough House recorded the death of Princess Alexandra’s pet dog, “Muff”, aged two, in 1865.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.5 by 1 inch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64100324475229,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_7e65f0047fc147e2838d36e5c39afebf_mv2.avif?v=1775456579","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/muff","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}