Fortune and Love Pendant

This symbol represents the bond between the luck symbolized by the clover and the love given by the heart.

The official symbol of Ireland is the Celtic harp, but the clover also holds a special meaning for the Irish people, so much so that it is often associated with the green island, sometimes even more than the harp itself.

The shamrock (in Gaelic seamrog = “summer plant”) is a type of clover, the “trifolium repens”, characterized in summer by the blooming of countless little white flowers.

The first time the clover was mentioned in writing was in 1571, although the legendary use made by St. Patrick predates this date by millennia.

According to tradition, St. Patrick used the clover to illustrate the concept of the Trinity to the Celts.

Material:

Corozo, or "Vegetable Ivory" or "Tagua", is made from the dried seed of the tropical plant "Phytelephas macrocarpa", commonly known as the elephant plant (Phytos = plant, elephas = elephant).

The plant, similar to that of the coconut, grows in the humid equatorial belt of central South America (Ecuador).

Each plant produces 8-10 inflorescences a year, each containing 250 seeds. When fresh, they contain a milky white liquid which, after 9 months of maturation, solidifies and transforms into a white material entirely similar to animal ivory.

Corozo nuts, after drying, are cut into slices. The turned slice becomes a washer with regular measurements.

The original color, from optical white to antique ivory, must be considered "the natural" par excellence.

Dyeing with natural earths emphasizes the shape and highlights its unique and extraordinary veins, very similar to those of burl wood.