Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Possibly my favorite rosary ever


I love this rosary. LOVE it. It represents everything that I look for in a beautiful fancy rosary. These would be: spacers instead of chains, an extra link between each bead, soldered rings at the terminus of each bead, and it's pretty large, around 8mm. Unfortunately it is not mine, but I do own an exact copy in black.

The assembly of this rosary, that is the crucifix, center medal, and spacers (the things between the Our Father beads) are all .925 sterling silver and it has the hallmark E.R.M.S on it. This particular rosary has very nicely matched enamel medals on it, probably from Europe. Going left to right we see a rose slide medal (it would slide open to reveal something inside, usually a relic), a red enamel Infant of Prague medal, a small red enamel Sacred Heart of Jesus Medal on the drop, a really amazing four color enamel "Four Way Cross" (also on the drop), and finally a red enamel Immaculate Heart of Mary medal.

All and all a truly exquisite rosary. Even the bail on the crucifix is embelished and while I don't normally go in for suffering Jesus images, I find the expression on the center medal to be quite eloquent. Alone the rosary is a treasure and when you add the collection of amazing enamel medals (red is very unusual and I have never seen a four way cross like that before or since) this rosary is truly unique.

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