It's Monday and time for Show and Tell! Today I want to share this wonderful locket with you. I am always touched when I find a photo in a locket. Especially when it has obviously been there for so many years. SO many collectors and dealers will remove these photos and I think it is such a shame. Part of the locket's soul...gone forever. (OK...so I am a drama queen!) I can say for sure that as long as I own this locket, this handsome man's image will remain inside.
As with the locket that I showed you on Sunday, this is a huge locket. It measures approximately 2 1/2" x 1 3/8". Not quite as heavy and not quite as ornate as the locket that I showed you yesterday, but stunning in it's own ways. It also dates to the Civil War era. C1860 give or take a few years. It has gorgeous granular work that is typical of the Etruscan styles seen in this era. 
Look at those delicate gold flowers! All handmade and applied by a master craftsman. In the center we have five tiny natural pearls.
A closer look at the artistry that makes this a fabulous locket!
You can see how well made the bale is on this piece. Beautiful from every angle!
Here he is. This handsome young man with a mustache and wavy hair. Hand tinted cheeks. Piercing eyes.
I will always wonder who he was. This well dressed young man. One also has to wonder just who carried his photo so close to their heart and treasured this locket so many years ago.I hope that you have enjoyed today's Show and Tell!
Happy Collecting!
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Wicked Darling
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