Antique Victorian Collar and Locket with Flowers and Gold Accents edwardian jewelry as well as his cutlery

as well as his cutlery and table ware

Inside the locket is a portrait of a beautiful young lady sporting a brooch

'Under the Window' which was a best-selling collection of stories about idyllic children's life

It is marked to the reverse with an Anchor to say it was assayed in the town of Birmingham and the letter date ‘x’ for 1897

the anchor for Birmingham

Antique Victorian Collar and Locket with Flowers and Gold Accents edwardian jewelry as well as his cutleryIn the winter, when my garden is buried knee deep in snow, I love to look back at photos I've taken of those long July days, of flowers, bees and veggies flourishing in my sun warmed beds. I feel lucky to live in the age of digital photos, I can flip through my phone and enjoy the bright colors and rich greens of those seemingly long ago summer days, but I know the Victorians had no such luxuries. They could look at a painting, I suppose, or if they