IN VICTORIAN JEWELRY, the acorn symbolized potential, endurance, and strength: the promise of the mighty oak contained within something small. Acorns were such popular motifs in Victorian jewelry that even this pared-down interpretation is unmistakable: a blood-red garnet oval topped with a cascade of oak leaves. A glass locket is hidden at the back.
MATERIALS: 10k gold (tests), 10.5mm x 8.5mm oval cabochon garnet, glass lens, new 14k gold chain
AGE: c. 1870
CONDITION: Very good
SIZE: 1" length including the bale, 5/8" width, 18" chain