Mid-Victorian Mizpah Ring (c.1877)

This rose gold Mizpah ring is very attractive - beautiful hand-engraved gothic lettering stands out against a mottled background. It is fully hallmarked for 9ct gold and the Birmingham assay. It is also date-marked for 1877 so is a nice early example of Victorian Mizpah jewellery.

Mizpah literally means watch tower in Hebrew and goes back to biblical times.

“And [it was called] Mizpah (Watchtower); for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.” (Genesis, 31:49)

However, the giving and receiving of Mizpah rings and tokens really became popular during the Victorian era through to the early 20th Century. It was a symbolic gesture of an emotional tie between two people - friends,
lovers, betrothed and engaged, particularly when one or other was absent - for example, away at war.

Size: O (UK) / 7 (US)
Weight: 2.8g

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