Let's get Fancy

Here is you typical deluxe fancy rosary. It is all sterling silver from the crucifix and centermedal to the attached medals to the caps on the beads and even the eye pins. The beads are made of rock crystal so the rosary is very very heavy. It's got all the special features of a fancy heirloom rosary as well such as the sterling silver spacer links (which I just learned can also be called "torsade extenders" - doesn't that sound even fancier!) and an extra silver loop between each bead. The cool thing about a rosary like this is you really know you're praying on it because it weighs you down. It's HEAVY!

The maker of this rosary is RLC even though the crucifix looks a lot like a very common Gloria crucifix. It seems like even with only a few Sterling rosary makers, there are even less designs. I've seen Dean rosaries that look like Gloria rosaries too. The only ones that stand out are LP which just so happen to be my favorites. The center medal is completely unique though and is openwork, which I like. And I love how the sterling stamp is worked into the design on the backside. Very art deco.

The medals are pretty cool too. They are all silver and most of them are signed by their makers. Given that the rosary is most likely from Quebec, I tried to stay with a French theme when deciding what medals to add. There is a hallmarked sterling St. Bernadette of Lourdes medal (signed) and signed French Scapular medal. There is a second large scapular medal that is unsigned, but I think is cool because on one side Mary and Jesus are sitting displaying all sorts of scapulars in their hands. And finally there is a really unusual St. Michael medal that is like three medals in one. On one side there is St. Michael and then on the other side, it is like another scapular medal with a dual image of Jesus and Our Lady of Perpetual Hope.

Yeah.... It's fancy...