Victorian Ivy Leaf "Ballspende" Dance Card Pendant with Pencil pyrite possibly depicting Ampelos - personification

possibly depicting Ampelos - personification of the grape vine and lover of Dionysus

London 1828

Beautiful vintage jade earrings dating from the 1970s

Merrill gracefully responded

It's finished in fine coloured enamel (blue

Victorian Ivy Leaf "Ballspende" Dance Card Pendant with Pencil pyrite possibly depicting Ampelos - personificationDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Charming Victorian ballspende (aka dance card or carnet de bal) pendant, circa 1880. It comprises a silver cased "booklet" with small sheets of paper inside, and a propelling pencil that, when slotted into place, keeps the cover firmly shut. The cover is EPNS silver, with intricate hand engraved ivy leaf motifs. The purpose: to record with whom she will dance at formal dances and balls. With origins as far back as the 17th