Spirit Or Love Collection

Our Spirit of Love collection has been influenced by the Love tokens as they were commonly known in the eighteenth century. These were traditionally genuine monetary coins that were hand engraved. Often the coins were smoothed flat before they were engraved, but sometimes the names or message were directly on top of the coin’s existing design.

Names, initials, a date, or sometimes a message of love were engraved on one or both sides of the coin so that the recipient could carry it as memento of the giver, close to them at all times. An alternative name for this is a ‘touch piece’; a coin or medal thought to bring good luck or good health when touched.

More luxurious love tokens of the era sometimes had stones set into the metal and were enamelled to create a more unique gift. The time and effort dedicated to creating something more personal was considered a reflection of the love and devotion that the token would represent.

The Spirit of Love Ghosts are not hand engraved as love tokens of the 1700’s were - instead we use more contemporary etching techniques to commit the text to the body of the ghost. Nonetheless the sentiment remains the same, these are gifts of love or affection in a most traditional yet unusual sense.

All my life and longer | Always | For all eternity | My Soul is yours | My undying love

Batch of 12 (6 online, 4 in the shop) of each

Release date : 5/2/20