Love Heart Charm in antique fabric with an appliqué zip-top it's a piece of luxury

it's a piece of luxury to wear and love every day

but we think it could equally possibly be Czech - certainly it's from the Austro-Hungarian empire

Probably tombak ("pinchbeck")

Printed on 330 gram European playing-card stock with an inner core to protect against bending and folding

There has been debate about what these coffins may have been for beyond these uses  - many of the theories are outlined in this article

Love Heart Charm in antique fabric with an appliqué zip-top it's a piece of luxuryMake a wish! Our Love Heart Charms are a way to bring a little enchantment into your home. This nostalgic heart is made with a special pure silk brocade that is vintage and probably about fifty years old. It would have been made in England or France, and was originally designed for making church vestments and hangings. It has a rich sheen that's difficult to capture in a photograph but is gorgeous in person. It has been embellished with an appliqu