Featured Antique gold (plated) engraved medallion pendant

without the eye its 2,2 cm long, medallion pendant, engraved . İnside some textile, looks afıxxed.
Can't find any marks.

Can any of you provide information on where and when it was made? What is the textile used for?
Thanks

 

Looks like there's a mark on the link? Maybe on the bale as well?

Unless it had some sentimental value, I'd guess the textile is just filler.

 

Didn't we have something a while back about framing ancient textiles....?

Locket looks Victorian and gold.

 

you may be right. İts very difficult to picture it, but maybe this is the dutch hallmark . .i'll test it tomorrow

 

you may be right. İts very difficult to picture it, but maybe this is the dutch hallmark . .i'll test it tomorrow View attachment 425379 View attachment 425380

 

awesome, thanks ownedbybear. İ'll search for that

 

Might have held a photo or locket of hair.

 

a kind of mourning pendant?

 

Or a Live Person sentimental object. Some people like fiber arts so it's possible that textile is the sentimental object on it's own.

 

Odds are this held a lock of someone's hair; the embroidered bit was added later. Maybe the hair was from an ex-girlfriend!

 

is it better to remove the textile and clean it or should i leave it as is

 

Leave it be.

 

Leave it be.

 

Let it be !

 

Note that the glass magnifies the image inside the medallion.

 

sorry , I'm not seeing that.......

 

Can be seen if you put a small sheet of text in the medallion.

 

Well , let's try then , because I don't see how you can state that with any certainty, unless you can see it........which we can't cuz there's no text there !

Many glass lockets, can have a magnifying quality......but I see no evidence on any here.

Hello @Rec ......
does your glass magnify the fabric as you see it?

 

I do not argue or approve. This is just my opinion. Let's wait for more information from the [USER]Rec[/USER].

 

Good eyes @Mr Antiques. Viewed from above has no magnified effect, but open does. is this something special?
who would use something like that?

 

Someone putting a picture in the locket. Magnifying glasses don't work well when the object is right up against the glass. It takes a little distance. That's why it does nothing to the flowers.