Memorial to Emma Camilla

On the front of this locket is a mourning scene of a weeping young woman being led from a tomb by an angel pointing to heaven. The gesture is meant to signify hope and allude to life after death. The scene is painted in monochrome, with bits of chopped hair forming the grass. The miniature’s back features a feathered sheaf of blond hair, accented with gold wire and an enameled band inscribed Emma Camilla with a forget-me-not in the center. Each side of the miniature has glass borders—blue on the front, amethyst on the back—backed with patterned foil to create a shimmering effect in direct light. The gold case is bordered with faceted cut-steel beads.