pansy wax seal necklace pendant - floral wax seal jewelry
A lovely pansy wax seal necklace pendant … representing thought, love and remembrance.
Sentimental floral wax seal jewelry.
- symbolism -
The pansy represents thought, love and remembrance. It gets its name from the French word pensée, meaning to think or to ponder, often sending the message “I am thinking of you.”
- approximate measurement - 5/8“ by almost 5/8” (17 x 15mm)
- wax seal charm metal - sterling silver (.925 silver)
*** charm only - chain sold separately here
- photographed with a US dime and inch ruler for scale
Impressed from a lovely small Victorian (1837 - 1901) desk wax seal with a thin turned
agate handle and a bronze or brass matrix depicting a single pansy surrounded by a beaded border, shown in the photos but not available for purchase.
Throughout history pansies have been used in herbal remedies and love potions, for example, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream includes a love potion with the juice of a flower called ‘love-in-idleness’ also known as a pansy.
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