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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2879751, member: 2844"]Beautiful AR. Yes, the locket is a mourning locket. It is made to resemble a watch case, and would have been worn on a long guard chain just like a ladies watch.</p><p><br /></p><p>The brooch is meant for a lock of hair, as you said. That would be a lock of a loved one, not deceased, since there are no mourning symbols. As Obb said, late 19th century.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2879751, member: 2844"]Beautiful AR. Yes, the locket is a mourning locket. It is made to resemble a watch case, and would have been worn on a long guard chain just like a ladies watch. The brooch is meant for a lock of hair, as you said. That would be a lock of a loved one, not deceased, since there are no mourning symbols. As Obb said, late 19th century.[/QUOTE]
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