Victorian IN HOC SIGNO VINCES Sacred Heart Cross Pendant pyrite The first true stainless steel

The first true stainless steel - created by Brearley on the 13th August 1913 - had the winning formula: 12

potentially has been converted from a brooch

and gifted her a miniature portrait of his eye for her to wear - the idea being that she would be able to keep this intimate image of him close to her

And also a particularly strange excerpt from 'Builders of a Commonwealth

the word MIZPAH and a double heart pierced by one of Cupid's arrows

Victorian IN HOC SIGNO VINCES Sacred Heart Cross Pendant pyrite The first true stainless steelDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Striking French cross pendant dating from the late Victorian period. The front is finished in colourful enamel, with the sacred heart at the centre, and the words IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (in this sign thou shalt conquer) emblazoned on the lobes. It's beautifully made, crafted in pinchbeck around the turn of the 20th century, circa 1900. MEASUREMENTS 6. 4 x 4. 4cm WEIGHT 14. 0g MARKS No marks present, tests as pinchbeck CONDITION