A for Amber heart, in the Blogging from A to Z.
In the past, people believed that amber would protect you from ghosts and trolls.
I fell in love with this little amber heart in the online jewellery collection of Nordiska Museet in Stockholm. That is the very collection that inspired me to pick this theme for the A to Z: online jewellery collections.
“Amber heart, hanging on white silk ribbon” is how it’s described in the museum archive, with an additional note “to hang around the neck to stay protected from ghosts or trolls”. It was handed in to the museum in April 1917 by Mrs Hanna Jönsson.
That is all I know about it.
Photo: Mona-Lisa Djerf (?), Nordiska Museet
This seems to be a good start for a blogging challenge. I now put this heart around my neck. Not much has changed. It’s a wild world out there and we still have to be aware of trolls.
galeriaredelius 
What a beautiful jewellery!!!
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I’m glad you like it! And it’s so very simple.
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I agree, this was an auspicious start to your blogging Challenge. It’s a beautiful piece, and I like your whimsical closing sentence. Wear it well (virtually or otherwise), and be safe from trolls!
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Thank you! Yes, this was indeed most of all about the virtual, although I feel pretty much under the radar, yet. I just trust my amber heart!
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Shows how little experience I have of amber, what a great colour. I have only noticed the ‘clearer’ types. Am I alone in looking for the trapped insects, ancient history to wonder while wearing, beautiful.
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Me too, I always associated amber with the clear, orange/brownish tones. I have now learned that amber can have other colours, even white or black!
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What a beautiful piece! And a wonderful start to A to Z. 🙂
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Thank you Christine! Oftentimes, the simple is the most beautiful (in my very personal view, then). I look forward to be following your own A to Z!
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Beautifully presented G . You’ll have to watch that heart of yours , seems there are number of us after it 😉
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Thanks, and yes, I hadn’t expected such a high demand on this one! Let’s just all share it then, shall we? 😉
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The Amber heart is so pretty.
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I’m glad you like it!
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Beautiful amber heart. I can see if with a little black dress, or anything else for that matter. Love the burgundy color.
Silvia @
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Yes, I think this would match with most colours and styles. I could even wear it with that handwritten little archive note still attached (but that’s perhaps a bit over the top? 😉 )
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Great start – beautiful piece of amber – one of my favorite “stones”. Wouldn’t mind this around my neck.
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I like it too, and there is also something about the photo itself that I like, all that white background.
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