This is a Victorian coffin locket. That fact that I can use the words "coffin" and "locket" together in the same sentence makes me deliriously happy. What a brilliant way to use a funerary motif in mourning jewelry! The little compartment here would have been perfect for a lock of hair. I don't have a will yet (I probably should) but when I write it, I might request that a bit of money be used to make mourning jewelry for my close friends and family. A little engraved locket like this would be so lovely, I think.
Image courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum
4 comments:
oh this IS way cool. but don't talk about dyin', alright!?
Ok, but you know you are TOTALLY getting a coffin locket. We've already discussed these things :)
Stunning! Passing this along to a friend who makes her own fabulous silver jewelry — once made a working guillotine! xoxo
That is amazing...this is timely, as it was (apparently) National Goth Day the other day!
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