Antique Victorian Silver Engraved 'Mizpah' Cross Hallmarked 1882 Birmingham fancy link little pooch

little pooch

5 mm off the finger

8 mm from top to bottom

The heart padlock

4 x 17 x 3 mm

Antique Victorian Silver Engraved 'Mizpah' Cross Hallmarked 1882 Birmingham fancy link little poochThis lovely Silver Engraved Mizpah Cross from 1882 is sweetness itself. But looking deeper, there may be more to the story! The history of Mizpah jewelry is a fascinating layering of religious and cultural changes throughout England. During the Victorian Era, men and women who were courting were rarely left alone together and had to adhere to strict rules limiting almost any kind of intimacy. Even gift giving was chancy; a young man would have never