Mid-Victorian Red Coral Cornicello Talisman grand tour Their popularity was particularly upsetting

Their popularity was particularly upsetting to the Temperance activists who believed that it was alcohol which caused the "wee waifs'" suffering

and ivy leaves

1815 (mount circa 1860)

or perhaps the end of a toxic relationship

Mid-Victorian Red Coral Cornicello Talisman grand tour Their popularity was particularly upsettingDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A cool antique coral amulet dating from the mid Victorian period. The red coral is set into a chased silver cap enabling wear as a pendant, and it twists and kinks gently down its length. It was made likely in Italy in the 1860s, likely taken back to England by a Grand Tourer. The cornicello (aka cornetto or corno portafortuna, literally "horn that brings luck") is an important Italian amulet or talisman, worn against the evil