{"id":885,"date":"2008-10-18T05:44:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-18T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=885"},"modified":"2008-10-18T05:44:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-18T12:44:00","slug":"introducing-fulvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/introducing-fulvia\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Fulvia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of the Roman noblewoman Fulvia (wife of Marc Antony), the historian Plutarch wrote<\/a>, “She was a woman who took no interest in spinning or managing a household, nor could she be content to rule a husband who had no ambition for public life: her desire was to govern those who governed or to command a commander-in-chief. And in fact Cleopatra was indebted to Fulvia for teaching Antony to obey a wife’s authority for by the time he met her, he had already been quite broken in and schooled to accept the sway of women.”<\/p>\n

Apparently, that passage is supposed to be insulting. Screw that! Fulvia sounds pretty damn fabulous to me.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Fulvia Ring in silver and blue topaz<\/span>
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\u00a9 Wendy Brandes 2007-2008<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Want your own Fulvia ring? Email me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com for more information. It comes in 18K gold and green tourmaline too. Want to see both versions in person? Put November 19 on your calendar. That’s the date of my next trunk show. Email me if you want an invitation and aren’t already on my mailing list.<\/p>\n

Other new pieces that will be at the trunk show are the Evelina<\/a>, Siobhan, Nefertiti<\/a> and Marie Antoinette<\/a> rings. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Of the Roman noblewoman Fulvia (wife of Marc Antony), the historian Plutarch wrote, “She was a woman who took no interest in spinning or managing a household, nor could she be content to rule a husband who had no ambition for public life: her desire was to govern those who governed or to command a…<\/p>\n

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