for people during the Victorian era. Objects, motifs, patterns in design, and especially in personal adornment, held particular significance for those people that lived with them daily — jewels were often worn as amulets or reminders, and not simply as decoration. The acorn, for instance, was a traditional lucky charm, and for the Celts it was a symbol of immortality. Read more about this lucky pair . . .

"I look down at my finger, and field-trip an alternate universe." - Frederick Seidel