Victorian Hawthorn & Swallow Enamel Locket & Collar rebus puzzles it's also holding a gold

it's also holding a gold key and an amethyst cabochon heart (Key to My Heart)

themselves surrounded by a laurel wreath

Unknown maker's marks

It dates from around 1890 and

Victorian Hawthorn & Swallow Enamel Locket & Collar rebus puzzles it's also holding a goldDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 The hawthorn is entwined in the English mythos stretching back many millennia primarily associated, in secular realms at least, with beauty, strength, and protection, the latter as a result of its medicinal properties. Also known as the May Tree, Mayflower, White May, or simply The May. Its roots are embedded in Celtic tales, Arthurian legends, and Christian symbolism alike. In the Pagan tradition, the hawthorn was a fertility