Victorian Enamel "Forget-Me-Not" Large Silver Locket penny and there's a locket compartment

and there's a locket compartment concealed behind the head

the piece is modelled in rich 18 karat gold throughout

and the closing arms are individually hinged opening to reveal six pyramids arranged as a cross

Originally this would have been worn on the end of a watch chain

Victorian Enamel "Forget-Me-Not" Large Silver Locket penny and there's a locket compartmentDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Victorian jewellery often includes floral motifs, as part of their "Language of Flowers", whereby each flower or plant represented some romantic or emotional sentiment In this case, forget me not flowers and maidenhair fern According to Kate Greenaway's Language of Flowers book, these mean "True love, forget me not" and "purity, innocence and femininity ". These gorgeous flowers are finished in blue, green and black enamel