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Antique Silver Locket (Mourning) | Lockets38 of 43 |  |  |
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I am trying to learn anything about this locket I have. It is sterling with a very strange carving of cherub angels sitting by a campfire. It may be a mourning locket. It was my fathers and on one side is a picture and on the other is a clear cover and probably a rose leaf under the cover. I am trying to find out what country or place it might have been from or how to do more research on the item. Thanks, Sandy
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Sandy, have you learned anything about this locket? I have one that is identical. The back of the locket is monogrammed with my greatgrandmother's initials. Inside are pictures of my greatgrandfather on one side, with a lock of hair tied with a string underneath it. On the other side is a picture of my greatgrandmother, holding my grandfather. A lock of hair has been loose inside the locket for as long as it's been in the family. Only recently did I discover the hair behind the picture. Might your father's family have been from Georgia? Would love to know if you've learned anything.