MEADOWSWEET ~ For Beauty

MEADOWSWEET ~ For BeautyMeadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) grows in damp meadows and riverbanks, its creamy blossoms carrying a sweet, almond scent once used to flavour mead, ale and jam. Formerly called meadwort or bridewort, it was scattered on floors and in wedding garlands to bring happiness and peace, and was Queen Elizabeth Is favourite strewing herb. Archaeological finds in Bronze Age graves suggest it was valued for its fragrance and sacred qualities. In Welsh

Basil - for wealth & success

to show that good wine was available

for washing and scenting clothes

• 24 ct Gold

The flower was later adopted by Henry IV in 1398 as his emblem during exile ~ a sign of loyalty and return ~ and centuries later by the Freemasons

Our medal cufflinks are made with real flowers in sterling silver or solid gold

it was also used against witchcraft

They are considered a good luck gift to any woman

Pendant Size - 33mm x 17mm

Originally seen in late-19th-century jewellery

placed it in a poppy head and slept with it under your pillow

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