These artefacts were traditionally made by nun artisans from convents in the area. Who meticulously arranged the dried heather and plants from the landscape around them and added mica glitter to simulate a “heavenly” glow to the devotional souvenirs who were made like this up until the 1930s. There was a lot of time and technique behind making these souvenirs, a type of memorabilia we’ll probably never be able to find again in our modern world of made in china.

Composition: Handmade on thick cardboard, with religious imaging, with real dried heather from the area, mica flake glitter and a real convex glass dome, fitted on a thin brass frame.

Condition: In a very good condition, the flowers still have a lovely color, they are still placed correctly within the frame and the glitter is very visible as a detail and framing of the souvenir. The glass dome is in excellent condition. The brass frame has tiny dents here and there from the past 100 years of wear, but this “Vintage Antique” is in an very good state.

Make and model: This type of pilgrimage memorabilia was typically made from 1900-1930s. The dried heather and glitter was the zeitgeist of the Edwardian era. We believe this one likely is from around the 1920s. The real glass dome/pressed convex glass confirms that it is a “vintage antique” prior to the mass production of the 1940s-1950s  

• Real convex glass dome (pre-1950s standard)
• Thin brass frame (common 1900–1940)
• Dried heather and glitter (popular 1900–1930s)

Size: L: 18,5 cm L / W: 14 cm / Height of the dome: 4,5 cm