Lady of Shalott Necklace
May 26th, 2009 by Jen
$25.00 - Item#N059SHALOTT
“Lying, robed in snowy white
That loosely flew to left and right –
The leaves upon her falling light –
Thro’ the noises of the night,
She floated down to Camelot:
And as the boat-head wound along
The willowy hills and fields among,
They heard her singing her last song,
The Lady of Shalott.”
This pendant contains an image of The Lady of Shalott, an 1888 painting by one of my favorite artists, John William Waterhouse. The painting is based on the Tennyson poem of the same name (one stanza is given above; you can read the entire poem here). The image is set in a brass bezel, coated with Ice Resin, and backed with copper filigree. The necklace is a mixture of brass and copper, with green Czech glass, and incorporates a vintage chain with an unusual design and lovely green patina. The pendant is 1-1/8 inches across, and 2-1/2 inches long from the top of the copper bail to the bottom of the image. The chain is a romantic 24 inches long. One-of-a-kind (OOAK) item, created in my private studio, only one available. Gift boxed.
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From Wikipedia: “According to legend, the Lady of Shalott was forbidden to look directly at the outside world; instead she was doomed to view the world through a mirror, and weave what she saw into tapestry. One day the Lady saw Sir Lancelot in the reflection of the mirror, and dared to look out at Camelot, bringing about a curse. The lady escaped by boat during an autumn storm. As she sailed towards Camelot, she sang a lament. Her frozen body was found shortly afterwards by the knights and ladies of Camelot, one of whom is Lancelot, who prayed to God to have mercy on her soul.”