Crystal Clear - Quartz Oval Locket in Gold insects Cushion cut

Cushion cut

White and flashing

and gold granulation (beads)

note the rounded back

to its contemporaries in ear bobs

Crystal Clear - Quartz Oval Locket in Gold insects Cushion cutThe locket was one of the more favored items of daytime jewelry during the Victorian period. Always sentimental in nature, whether worn as a pendant or brooch, it was traditionally placed close to the heart. Within rested a variety of mementos or keepsakes, curls of hair, or photographs and, depending upon the locket style, closed for personal viewing or open for the contents to be shared with the world. This period example was rock crystal that was