Blood Red and Black REAL Preserved Deadly Nightshade Pendant with Swarovski Crystal Briolette Tear

This pendant features a single REAL preserved deadly nightshade flower painted gothic blood red and metallic black shades with Swarovski crystal accents. A single aurora borealis Swarovski crystal briolette tear drop dangles from the blossom. This pendant comes on an 20 inch sterling silver figaro link chain.

The only metallic elements in this piece are the wire bail, pewter pentacle, and the chain. The petals and the sepal leaves have been meticulously preserved, painted, and sealed, so everything you are seeing is the wicked flower itself. This process also ensures that the flower is safe to wear and handle. Since no two flowers are exactly identical there will be slight differences between the flower you receive and the flower pictured.

Deadly nightshade, or belladonna, is a fabulously and famously poisonous plant. Every aspect of it, the stems, roots, leaves, dainty flowers, and delectable looking berries contain tropane alkaloids, which affect the central nervous system. Even the genus name of the plant, atropa, comes from the final Fate in Classical mythology. Atropos is the crone who cuts the threads of life and thus determines when each of us will die. The name belladonna comes from the Italian words for beautiful lady. 16th century women would put drops of nightshade in their eyes to dilate pupils for beauty's sake.