History of The Jewelry Locket

Many romantic tales have been told about the wearing of such jewelry lockets. It is believed that ladies in waiting would send a locket of their hair off to battle with their beloved knights and warriors as a symbol of their undying love. Back then, the locket of hair may have been wrapped in a silk handkerchief or some sort of pouch. Perhaps the jewelry locket got its name from these original lockets of hair?

Sometime during 300 AD, as a great church was being built on Mount Calvary; three crosses were discovered during excavations. One of the crosses had marks of nails and was believed to be the Holy Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. A small particle of wood from that cross has been placed in a special silver locket and is on view once a year at the Holy Cross Church on Good Friday. Lockets and their symbolism are indeed expressions of devotion!

While we do not know the actual origin of the locket, we do know that the jewelry locket has been around for many centuries. The piece itself is a small ornamental case; usually containing a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace. It was thought to be good luck for a bride to wear her grandmother’s antique locket as her “something old” (as the well known rhyme goes) because of the belief it would bestow blessings of her ancestors on the union of her marriage.

The gold heart shaped locket is still one of the most popular types of lockets today. Loved for its representation of romance, the heart shaped locket usually has a place to contain precious photographs of loved ones. Many people choose to wear a picture of their beloved pet inside their lockets. Oval lockets are also popular as some people find it is much easier to find a photograph that will fit in an oval shaped locket. Other popular jewelry lockets include: Celtic lockets, chain key lockets, baby lockets, gemstone or diamond set lockets.

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