Early Victorian Diamond and Enamel Pansy Mourning Ring — Erica Weiner

This exquisite early Victorian mourning ring contains multiple recognizable symbols (to us, at least, and anyone living in the late 1800's would have gotten them, too.) Firstly, black enamel instantly signaled that the jewelry was memorializing a loved one. Secondly, the five-petalled flower that comprises the face of the ring is a pansy, a symbol of remembrance. The name "pansy" is derived from the French word pensée, "thought". It universally meant "think of me," much like the…

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