{"product_id":"small-hours-victorian-gold-filled-mourning-hair-locket-pendant-c-1890s-1910s","title":"Small Hours | Victorian Gold Filled Mourning Hair Locket Pendant, c. 1890s–1910s","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA more formal era for emotional complications.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBy the late Victorian era, people had become remarkably skilled at disguising emotional intensity beneath good manners, structured clothing, and carefully managed social rituals. Mourning lockets and hair jewelry allowed certain attachments to remain physically close without requiring public explanation. Tiny objects, yes. Rarely small feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis Victorian gold filled mourning hair locket features a softly domed center framed by intricate floral repoussé work and a delicate twisted border, all rendered at a scale small enough to feel genuinely private. The interior retains the shallow enclosed compartment typical of hair lockets from the period, designed to hold a physical remembrance rather than a photograph. Today, it reads less like overt mourning jewelry and more like evidence that people have always found elegant ways to carry emotional complications around with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEra:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Late Victorian to Early Edwardian, c. 1890s–1910s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Gold Filled\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHallmarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e None observed\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Approx. 3\/4 inch diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle Notes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Especially compelling layered alongside heavier chains where the small scale feels intentional rather than delicate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Good antique condition with visible age wear throughout, including light impressions to the reverse side from long-term wear and use. Interior compartment and hinge remain intact and functional.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jewelry box, chains, styling props, and any additional items shown in photos are for display purposes only unless specifically listed as included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eYour piece will arrive carefully packaged in RetroStarr signature wrapping, ready for gifting or keeping entirely for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCurated by Dana Sednek, GIA trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RetroStarr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66873264767280,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/3004\/5488\/files\/ACS_0616.jpg?v=1779846462","url":"https:\/\/retrostarr.com\/products\/small-hours-victorian-gold-filled-mourning-hair-locket-pendant-c-1890s-1910s","provider":"RetroStarr","version":"1.0","type":"link"}