Victorian Ivy Leaf "Ballspende" Dance Card Pendant with Pencil pyrite Merrill gracefully responded

Merrill gracefully responded

which was left to her illicit lover General Charles FitzRoy

is certified at 2

London 1828

possibly depicting Ampelos - personification of the grape vine and lover of Dionysus

Victorian Ivy Leaf "Ballspende" Dance Card Pendant with Pencil pyrite Merrill gracefully respondedDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Charming Victorian ballspende (aka dance card or carnet de bal) pendant, circa 1880. It comprises a silver cased "booklet" with small sheets of paper inside, and a propelling pencil that, when slotted into place, keeps the cover firmly shut. The cover is EPNS silver, with intricate hand engraved ivy leaf motifs. The purpose: to record with whom she will dance at formal dances and balls. With origins as far back as the 17th