Here's a picture of a scarab that is a charm on my Grandmother's travel bracelet. I'm pretty sure she got it when she went to Egypt in the mid 1960's (during a family tour). Back then, when you went on trip, you found a local charm bracelet store and got something local to remember your visit by.
Travel charm bracelets were out of fashion by the time the 70's rolled around, so I never actually saw her wear hers. I wish I had, and I wish if I had I would have been aware enough to ask her about each charm. Now, whenever a photo (or the actual bracelet) comes out, we sort of do a rosary around the charms, which feels more like a table of contents than an actual story: "This is the scarab she got in Egypt. This is the Hagia Sophia when we were in Turkey. This is a Neapolitan Horseman..."
No comments:
Post a Comment