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c1860 "Souvenir" Locket (on white background)
c1860 "Souvenir" Locket (on hand for scale)
c1860 "Souvenir" Locket (back detail shown )
c1860 "Souvenir" Locket (shown open with original photos inside)
c1860 "Souvenir" Locket (on black background)
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c1860 "Souvenir" Locket

$950
c1860 "Souvenir" Locket (on white background)
c1860 "Souvenir" Locket (on hand for scale)
c1860 "Souvenir" Locket (back detail shown )
c1860 "Souvenir" Locket (shown open with original photos inside)
c1860 "Souvenir" Locket (on black background)
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A c1860 mid-Victorian gold locket with a glazed compartment of plaited brown hair under the word "souvenir." Inside are a pair of photographs, one of which is a tintype of a child and probably original to the locket, the other on paper, and probably added later. The back is engraved "Isaiah." Beautifully made in 18K rosy gold with hand engraved detailing. The word souvenir in this context is closer to the French word meaning "to remember." In Victorian jewelry it was sometimes used for mourning but also sometimes for sentimental jewelry.

Materials

18K Rosy-Yellow Gold, Photographs, Crystal and Hair

Date

c1860

Condition

Very Good. Tintype has some losses.

Size

1-1/8 x 1" (not including bale)