{"id":353680,"date":"2019-12-14T13:54:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/?p=353680"},"modified":"2024-10-22T19:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T18:54:02","slug":"antique-jewellery-symbology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/antique-jewellery-symbology\/","title":{"rendered":"A-Z of Antique Jewellery Symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Acorn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fertility, immortality, strength<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Anchor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Offering guidance and strength <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Angels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hope, faithfulness. The Archangel Michael carries a sword, while the Archangel Gabriel carries a horn. Crying angels signify death and mourning. Cherubs are often used to represent children<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Antlers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Strength<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Arrow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mortality, love<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Axe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Duty (especially military)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bear<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Strength, guardian of the family<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Organisation, efficiency, community spirit<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bells<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Friendship over confrontation; if the bell rings it is believed to ward off evil spirits<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Birds claw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thinking \/ praying for you<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Buckle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Protection, authority, victory<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Butterfly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The soul. The three stages in a butterflies life cycle also takes on a religious meaning; the life of a caterpillar, death represented by a chrysalis and rebirth as a butterfly<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Clasped hands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Friendship<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Coral<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Protection from evil, especialy when worn by children<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Crescent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Female spirituality, moon Goddess, glory<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cross<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Religion, Christian faith<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Crown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sovereign, authority, victory<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Crown on heart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

‘Ruler of my heart’<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dagger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Honour, justice<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Loyalty<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dove<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Peace, Christain faith, Holy Spirit. Sometimes has an olive spring in its beak meaning hope<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Eagle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Noble, strength, wisdom, courage, power<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Eye<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Protection<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Faith, Hope & Charity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Symbolised by an anchor, heart and cross<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Feathers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Obedience<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unity with Christ, Christian faith, generosity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Flowers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

See bottom of page for list of meanings<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Flying birds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The soul<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Griffin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bravery, vigilance<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Friendship, sweetheart, for a loved one (male)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Harp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Heavenly worship, a bridge between heaven and earth. Also used to represent Ireland<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Heart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Love, passion, charity. A crown on the heart symbolises ‘ruler of my heart’. A flaming heart means ‘passionate love’<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Horseshoe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Good luck, protection from evil spirits<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Keys<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Guardian, authority. To enter somewhere, ie. heaven or your heart<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Laurel leaves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Triumph, peace<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lizard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Surviving love (lizards were once believed to be fire-proof!)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Owl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vigilance, wisdom<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Peacock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Immortal, beauty, knowledge<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pearls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Teardrops<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Phoenix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To rise again, re-birth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Shield<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To defend<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Skull<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Death, mortality<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Snail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To persevere<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Snake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everlasting love, wisdom<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wisdom, hard work recognised, prudent<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Harmony, will fight if needed, honour<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Star<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spirit, guidence<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sword<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Honour and protect, crossed swords may indicate death on the battlefield<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Power, glory, life giving, male God<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Urn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mourning, death – particularly for older adults<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Acorn Fertility, immortality, strength Anchor Offering guidance and strength Angels Hope, faithfulness. The Archangel Michael carries a sword, while the Archangel Gabriel carries a horn. Crying angels signify death and mourning. Cherubs are often used to represent children Antlers Strength Arrow Mortality, love Axe Duty (especially military) Bear Strength, guardian of the family Bee Organisation, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":355620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[521,6982],"tags":[3805],"class_list":{"7":"category-jewellery-school","8":"category-school-essentials","9":"tag-jewellery-symbology"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}