![]() An entire 'language of flowers' was developed, known as 'Floriography.' Botanicals were thus in fashion and this carried over into jewelry design as well. Flowers and plants had diverse hidden meanings for them. Horticulture was a particular obsession for the Victorians with plants being sought out from all corners of the world to be brought back to England as such Victorians were obsessed with flowers and their gardens. In the 18th century, the motif evolved to imply that the giver had become “bewitched to fall in love” with the recipient. A witch’s heart (a heart with the bottom curved to one side), was originally worn as an amulet in ancient times to protect against evil eyes and from witches stealing milk or harming newborn babies. Double hearts entwined with a bow “bound together” were popular with young couples in the late Victorian period. Today, as in the Victorian Era, a heart symbolized the sentimental love between the giver and the wearer. They were highly influenced by Romanticism in their jewelry fabrication. ![]() In an age of complex manners and rules, Victorians used symbolism to speak a secret language. ![]()
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