Early Victorian 12K Gold Mourning Brooch, Antique Seed Pearls, Enamel & Hair Art Gobelin The front has a lift-out

The front has a lift-out tray with sewing items including scissors

I find only one tiny hole in it and that's up there near top of the boy's tall hat

no stains but definitely aged

5" wide and a maximum 4" depth front to back

The interior with the original red velvet & silk or satin

Early Victorian 12K Gold Mourning Brooch, Antique Seed Pearls, Enamel & Hair Art Gobelin The front has a lift-outAnother of our amazing collection of antique mourning jewelry (slowly working through crates of antique jewelry so please keep coming back to see more as we list). This is an early Victorian all original mourning brooch, dedication engraved on back tells us that the hair inside is from a very beloved Martha Clarke, who died just before Christmas in 1846. We don't know her age, and we can only hope for her family's sake she was not a little child. In