Victorian Hawthorn & Swallow Enamel Locket & Collar rebus puzzles 0cm diameter

0cm diameter

and brilliance of natural gemstones were simulated to virtual perfection

themselves surrounded by a laurel wreath

Chain is 9k gold

Unknown maker's marks

Victorian Hawthorn & Swallow Enamel Locket & Collar rebus puzzles 0cm diameterDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 The hawthorn is entwined in the English mythos stretching back many millennia primarily associated, in secular realms at least, with beauty, strength, and protection, the latter as a result of its medicinal properties. Also known as the May Tree, Mayflower, White May, or simply The May. Its roots are embedded in Celtic tales, Arthurian legends, and Christian symbolism alike. In the Pagan tradition, the hawthorn was a fertility