


Herbarium No
043
Scientific Name
BELLIS PERENNIS
Common Name
Daisy, Marguerite
Type
Earrings
Place
Made in Belgium
Date
Approximately 1850
Collected by
Unknown
Material
Total diamond weight ca. 2.5 crt; Mirror cit, or table-cut diamonds, 750/1000 pink gold 18 k
Size
20,7 x 16,4 mm
Total Weight
6,32 grams
Condition
Good
Price
Sold
Daisies are well-known for their predictive ability, as shown in the third picture,
a detail from a painting in which a girl plays the timeless game of “Effeuiler la Marguerite”, or “He loves me… he loves me not”. This particular role illustrates the daisy’s connotation of innocence, naivety and the dawning prospect of love. The fact that the daisy owes its name to a corruption of “day’s eye”, which refers the flower opening itself at dawn, and closing at dusk, makes it the ultimate flower partake in such a sweet game.