The Broken Necklace
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The Broken Necklace
The Broken Necklace - smart Parisian dinner guests aid in the retrieval of the fallen pieces of a rather flustered young ladys necklace. Date: circa 1910s
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Media ID 11556721
© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Assist Assistance Assisting Beads Belle Broken Dinner Epoque Helping Lost Necklace Parisian Retrieve Screen Jong Mahjong Retrieval
EDITORS COMMENTS
This photograph, titled 'The Broken Necklace,' transports us back in time to an Edwardian Parisian dinner party in the 1910s. The elegant Belle Epoque setting is filled with smartly dressed guests, their faces illuminated by the warm glow of the chandelier above. The scene is tranquil, until the flustered young lady at the center of the image reaches down to find her precious necklace, adorned with intricately designed beads, broken on the floor. The moment is captured perfectly as her dinner companions, without missing a beat, leap into action. One guest reaches for a mahjongg tile from the nearby table, using it as a makeshift scoop to retrieve the fallen beads. Another guest, with a determined expression, joins in the retrieval effort, while a third offers a reassuring word to the distraught woman. The atmosphere in the room remains light and unruffled, as the guests seamlessly transition from the formalities of dinner to the informal camaraderie of assisting their friend. This heartwarming display of solidarity and assistance, set against the backdrop of an opulent Parisian dinner party, is a testament to the strong bonds and graciousness of the era's society.
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