Poison Lockets, Rings and Bracelets
Poison lockets, rings and braclets have closed-in containers as opposed to open filigre work of other lockets. They’re perfect for holding dried Vervain.
Rings like this have been used throughout history to carry perfume, locks of hair, devotional relics, messages and other keepsakes, so they have also been known by other names. Artists would paint tiny portraits of loved ones, to be carried in what was called a “locket ring,” which was popular during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, jewelers were creating locket rings in the shape of caskets which served as mementos for mourners. These were called “funeral rings.” Rings with compartments are also called “box” rings or “socket” rings.
Read more at Suite101: What is a Poison Ring?: The History of This Type of Compartment Jewelry
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