Heart-shaped photo box pendant necklace (purchased in a British antique store) [Valentine's Day gift]

Love-shaped photo box pendant necklace, purchased from a British antique store. The story about locket jewelry (later also called photo box jewelry) In France, Marie Antoinette, Queen of Louis XVI, is a very familiar figure to everyone. There are too many jewelry legends surrounding her, but the fashion trends and artistic styles she led have remained far in history. Her famous locket necklace is made of heart-shaped crystal. Inside is a handwritten card on one side and a lock of hair on the other side. Surrounded by gold filigree, it is a locket necklace that can be opened. It is now in the collection. In the British Museum. In England, Queen Mary's "Penicuik Locket" is a necklace pendant made of enamel gold. Inside is a miniature portrait of her and her son. The filigree beads inlaid on it contain perfume, which can emit fragrance. The love between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert can be said to be a rare legend among rulers. Due to her deep affection for Prince Albert, her "Albert Locket" necklace was made of oval enamel inlaid in gold. The inscription is decorated with the words "Pure souls fly to heaven to be with the Lord" written in German. On the left side of the pendant box is a lock of hair, and on the right side is a small photo of Prince Albert. As the times progress, Miniature portraits have been changed to more realistic photos. With the advent of photos, locket jewelry (later also known as photo box jewelry) became more popular, and ordinary people could use it to express their thoughts. The famous designer Monica Rich Kosann once said: "The jewelry that modern women need should be the kind of jewelry that can inspire themselves. The pendant box is a jewelry style that I like very much. It represents a story, your own story, such as inspiring you. Quotes, places that have deep meaning to you, your family, anything that is meaningful to you and can give you support can be stored in your pendant." So would you collect a piece of photo box jewelry? After all, who doesn’t have a little secret? Photo box jewelry is actually a good heirloom jewelry. It can hide your blessings for relatives and friends, the most precious memories, and become the best witness of family history. The origin of the heart symbol The heart-shaped symbol is regarded as a symbol of love, but its origin is unknown. The earliest heart-shaped pattern found in the world is the fig leaf pendant found at the Indus Valley Civilization site. In addition, the heart shape is also very similar to the shape of the water lily leaves, and was regarded as a symbol of fertility in ancient Indian civilization. The pod shape of compass grass (silphium) is also very similar to the shape of a heart. In ancient Roman times, this plant was used as an aphrodisiac, so it may also be one of the sources of the modern heart shape. The earliest work to use the heart-shaped symbol to represent the heart is the 13th-century French love story "Le Roman de la Poire" (Le Roman de la Poire). Later, with the popularity of playing cards, the heart-shaped symbol representing hearts also became more popular. By the 17th century, the heart-shaped symbol had completely become synonymous with the heart and also a symbol of love. Perhaps because of its easily identifiable, replicable and endearing nature, the heart shape has never disappeared from women’s fashion since the 18th century. In the 18th century, court ladies would cut silk into the shape of hearts and paste them on their faces to emphasize their facial features. In the 19th century, after printers began selling Valentine's Day cards, hearts immediately became a symbol of Valentine's Day. Marilyn Yalom, former director of the Institute of Women and Gender at Stanford University, once pointed out that the heart shape, as a relatively abstract symbol, can sometimes express people's inner feelings better than specific words. "Love may be just a symbol, but it's very useful, especially since love itself is a difficult concept to define." Marilyn Yalom said, "No matter what era, men and women have tried to find words to describe their experiences: love , emotion, obsession, dependence, intimacy, romance, desire or true love, and when words are not enough, we look for symbols.”