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The listing, Antique Victorian Mourning Locket Pendant with Human Hair has ended.

I promised in one of my auctions last week that I would be listing a Victorian mourning locket that contains human hair and here it is. :) This is a small mourning locket, perhaps worn as a pendant or attached to a watch fob. It is made of metal, unmarked but most likely gold filled, and glass. There is woven hair inside and it was embellished with some black enamel which was often used to accent pieces of mourning jewelry.

Hair was used in rings, lockets, bracelets and brooches. Sometimes it was a simple lock tucked away, or the hair was so finely woven by hand that it looks like it must have been done by machine. Hair was also woven into flowers and other designs and then framed under glass. Since the hair did not deteriorate, it was the perfect way to keep a part of someone with you and to remember them always.

This little locket is small, about the size of a dime. There is an engraved monogram, but I can only make out the "L". It is in very good antique condition, but there is some scuffing to the glass--see the second to last photo. The hair is still very visible. The attached jump ring is hand made.

This is a lovely piece of Victorian mourning jewelry. Please post comments and ask me questions about it. Shipping is free, and a Listia verified address is required. Thanks so much for viewing my auction!

Questions & Comments

Beautiful mourning locket. I can clearly see the letters S N. I don't know if that makes a difference or not but thought I would let you know because it seemed like you wanted to know the initials. (I never did understand why the S in some calligraphy looked so much like an L with part missing lol)
heres a link to show what I mean
http://www.calligraphyletters.org/calligraphy-letters-breastbomb-m-to-z.html
Good luck with your listing.

Oct 10th, 2015 at 4:10:04 AM PDT by

Yes, I can see that the first letter looks like an S. Thanks for the link! I just like knowing what the engraved letters are. I feel

that I owe it to the person who the locket was for.

Oct 10th, 2015 at 9:02:19 PM PDT by

Absolutely amazing. I hope someone gives this beauty an awesome home. Something like this should be treasured always. I'm sure the bidding will go very high. If it's in my range I will be bidding.

Oct 7th, 2015 at 9:42:59 PM PDT by

Thanks for your kind words. I'm sure this little locket will go to a good home and be treasured. It's such a beautiful link to the past. :)

Oct 8th, 2015 at 8:30:17 AM PDT by

back again " on the little boy ...I thought I won ,I guess it was not enough time lol this one is also great...watching & bidding <>

Oct 9th, 2015 at 7:51:55 AM PDT by

Thanks and good luck on this one!

Oct 10th, 2015 at 6:45:56 PM PDT by

I wish that I could bid on this, but it will go to high for my points!! This is beautiful!! My Daddy passed away recently. I would have loved to have had something like this!! Thank You for the auction!! Watching!! God Bless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =O)

Oct 15th, 2015 at 1:02:57 PM PDT by

Thanks for your kind words. I'm sorry your father passed away recently. Maybe you can find something of his that you could put in a locket and that you can always take with you. Have a blessed day!

Oct 16th, 2015 at 11:56:25 AM PDT by

Where was this found?

Oct 7th, 2015 at 7:31:23 PM PDT by

This locket was found at an antique jewelry store. It was small, but it caught my attention and wouldn't let it go :)

Oct 7th, 2015 at 7:53:57 PM PDT by

Ok what state if u dont mind?

Oct 7th, 2015 at 7:58:09 PM PDT by

California

Oct 7th, 2015 at 8:00:05 PM PDT by

The second letter doesn't look like a letter when I zoom in. It looks like a bell. Sure is an interesting piece. I thought maybe the last name was Bell and they used the symbol.

Oct 8th, 2015 at 9:55:45 AM PDT by

Yeah, I just can't make it out. I think it's probably a letter, as monograms were commonly engraved on jewelry prices. But I can't tell for sure in this case. :)

Oct 8th, 2015 at 10:31:08 AM PDT by

Thank you for another splendid auction. What a beautiful piece. njoy

Oct 8th, 2015 at 10:19:12 AM PDT by

You are very welcome! I have been collecting for a while now, and it's time to let some pieces go. So keep checking back to see what I've listed!

Oct 8th, 2015 at 10:33:08 AM PDT by

Fanned and watching, Very nice listing....

Oct 14th, 2015 at 8:00:24 PM PDT by

Thanks!

Oct 14th, 2015 at 8:13:45 PM PDT by

It's a beautiful piece of history. If it didn't kinda creep me out I would definitely want to buy it. do you have any other pendants that may be similar in age?

Oct 15th, 2015 at 9:39:43 AM PDT by

I'm going to be listing two lockets (no hair :) in the next couple of weeks, and perhaps a Victorian ring or two. Keep checking back and have a great day!

Oct 15th, 2015 at 12:11:54 PM PDT by

If you wanted to replace the hair with some one else's could you?

Oct 16th, 2015 at 4:35:38 AM PDT by

A jeweler might be able to open this up, but I don't know if the glass would break. You could probably just have the hair changed out and a new piece of glass put in.

Oct 16th, 2015 at 11:52:56 AM PDT by

That's what I would want to do if I won't this wonderful piece is replace the hair with my mothers. I feel that leaving the original hair in it since we don't know the true story behind it or who the person was it may have negative energies attached to it that could bring bad things with it. Not trying to disuade anyone from bidding i'm just commenting on my beliefs

Oct 16th, 2015 at 4:30:42 PM PDT by

This is just beautiful! I've seen only one close to it on Etsy for almost 1K

Oct 16th, 2015 at 7:43:55 PM PDT by

Victorian mourning items can get quite pricey. It's nice to be able to list some on Listia so that more people can bid on them.

Oct 16th, 2015 at 9:48:39 PM PDT by

Antique Victorian Mourning Locket Pendant with Human Hair is in the Antiques category