Victorian Blue Enamel Forget-Me-Not Locket
This lovely 14k gold antique locket features blue enamel and depicts a Forget-Me-Not flower set with small diamonds. Forget-Me-Not flowers were a common motif used in mourning jewelry, alluding to the fact that the lost loved one would never be forgotten.
This piece is most likely from the 1880’s and is in excellent condition. There is room for 2 photos inside and the locket closes tightly.
Please note that this locket is sold without a chain. Shop chains here
As the name states, giving a loved one this flower means “forget me not.” Often gifted between lovers when they would be separated for a length of time, but also used as a token of affection between friends.
From Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers:
“The forget-me-not’s name and meaning originate with a German folktale about a young couple in love. While walking along a river, the bride-to-be stops to admire a cluster of beautiful blue flowers. Her lover attempts to pick the flowers for her, but he falls into the swiftly flowing river. He throws the flowers to her as the river carries him away, calling out to her ‘forget me not!’”
