Victorian "Many Happy Returns" Locket memento mori as Pliny the Elder writes

as Pliny the Elder writes in The Natural History

It's finished in fine coloured enamel (blue

It's crafted in 18 karat yellow and white gold

Gorgeous silver earrings dating from the mid Victorian era

antique locket with belt and buckle motif wrapped diagonally around the oval body

Victorian "Many Happy Returns" Locket memento mori as Pliny the Elder writesDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 A sweet antique locket offering the greeting "Many Happy Returns of the Day". Essentially offering hope that the happy day being marked would recur many more times, the salutation can be traced back as far as the 1710s when it's thought the "returns" part referred to "yield" or "profit. Certainly prior to the mid 19th century it appears to have been used at any celebration or festive event, not just birthdays. The locket is 9k