Posey
Price:
£139.00
Small bouquets of flowers — called poseys or nosegays — have existed since at least medieval times. Worn on the head or around the bodice, they began as protection against maladies and became, by Victorian times, an elaborate language of their own. Made of sweet-smelling flowers or herbs, they were considered essential for any well-dressed woman. The preservation of flowers became a popular pastime: dried blooms decorated rooms through winter, and were prepared as pomanders and potpourris.
This modern adaptation includes pressed flowers collected by Oriole in the Swiss Alps, set in plaster with a cotton string. But it is also an invitation: add a flower or sprig of your own — something found on a stroll, picked from the wild or a garden, or already treasured. Like Oriole, who carries the memory of every place he visits, this posey is a way of holding on to a moment, a scent, a path once taken.
This modern adaptation of a posey includes pressed flowers which Oriole collected in the Swiss Alps. It is made of plaster and cotton string and measures ca. 3 x 2 cm.