{"product_id":"victorian-sewn-seed-peal-locket","title":"Victorian Sewn Seed Peal Locket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIN 19TH CENTURY England, tiny seed pearls perfectly suited the Neoclassical taste for\u003cem\u003e intricacy and restraint.\u003c\/em\u003e Large natural pearls were so rare that most people would never see one, let alone own one. Seed pearls were way more available: they could be harvested in large quantities from freshwater mussels in Europe and America, making pearl jewelry more accessible while retaining its associations with \u003cem\u003erefinement and virtue. \u003c\/em\u003eA dense, lacy surface of many sewn-on seed pearls may read to us as fussy now, but in the Romantic period, people wanted to exhibit morality over conspicuous display. Unless you were at court, or posing for an aristocratic portrait -\u003cem\u003e then bring on the giant orbs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMATERIALS: 14k gold (tests), seed pearls, mother of pearl, rock crystal lenses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAGE: c. 1860\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: Very good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 2 1\/8\" length including the bale, 1 1\/2\" x 1 1\/4\" locket\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51442322407706,"sku":"N2894","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/N2894-1.jpg?v=1765407889","url":"https:\/\/checkout.ericaweiner.com\/products\/victorian-sewn-seed-peal-locket","provider":"Erica Weiner LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}