The Aesthetic Movement, or Aestheticism, was an approach to art, design, and fashion that began in the 1870s and lasted until the end of the Victorian era. "Art for art's sake" was the ethos of the movement which took inspiration from a variety of styles - East Asian art being of noteworthy importance. This large oval Aesthetic Movement locket is fashioned in silver and and rose gold with a dynamic foliate motif over a stippled background.