Victorian Silver "Land's End" Cornish Pasty Charm pen so much for the caduceus

so much for the caduceus

and on the other appearing to Saint Bernadette during the course of one of the Marian apparitions that occurred in Lourdes

designed so the shiny faces glint and glisten in candlelight (or electric lights

A couple of chips to the intaglio (12 o'clock and 5 o'clock)

an effeminate long haired youth with long hair adorned with vines and grape bunches

Victorian Silver "Land's End" Cornish Pasty Charm pen so much for the caduceusDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 The humble pasty has been a documented part of British cuisine since at least as far back as the 13th century, with a broad and varied selection fillings including venison, lamb, beef, seafood such as eels all flavoured with some form of savoury sauce or gravy. Seemingly back then, it wasn't quite the humble dish we think of today in these early days such rich (and meat laden) fair would have been largely unattainable unless