Deadly Nightshade Ring
This ring was hand carved in wax to resemble the deadly nightshade plant, it was then cast into recycled silver.
The berries of deadly nightshade contain a sweet black juice, and are mainly eaten by birds, sheep and rabbits. All parts of the deadly nightshade plant contain tropane alkaloids, a group of toxic chemicals. When eaten they induce strong hallucinations, delirium, headaches and loss of balance. While one leaf or two berries is enough to kill an adult human, the root has the most toxins. Deadly nightshade is known as belladonna (beautiful lady in Italian) and originates from folklore of Italian women using drops made of the plant to dilate pupils and produce a seductive gaze. Atropine (one of the alkaloids) is used dilate pupils in eye surgery and in treatment of hypertension. Hyoscine (another alkaloid) is used as anaesthetic, antidepressant, and prevents motion sickness.
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This item is in stock. Please allow a week for processing, packaging, and posting your jewellery.
You can request different sizes, metals and gemstones or even fully bespoke designs using the contact section of my website. If you do decide to change anything, the piece would become bespoke, extending the lead time to 8-10 weeks. Your piece may arrive with you much sooner than this, but we always allow a longer timeframe to account for any delays in the production process. These timeframes may vary slightly, but this is the nature of handmade work.
Your jewellery may vary ever so slightly from that in the photos. This is because it has been made by a real human, not in a factory. We believe this to be key to the experience of handmade jewellery, that each piece is genuinely unique.
This ring was hand carved in wax to resemble the deadly nightshade plant, it was then cast into recycled silver.
The berries of deadly nightshade contain a sweet black juice, and are mainly eaten by birds, sheep and rabbits. All parts of the deadly nightshade plant contain tropane alkaloids, a group of toxic chemicals. When eaten they induce strong hallucinations, delirium, headaches and loss of balance. While one leaf or two berries is enough to kill an adult human, the root has the most toxins. Deadly nightshade is known as belladonna (beautiful lady in Italian) and originates from folklore of Italian women using drops made of the plant to dilate pupils and produce a seductive gaze. Atropine (one of the alkaloids) is used dilate pupils in eye surgery and in treatment of hypertension. Hyoscine (another alkaloid) is used as anaesthetic, antidepressant, and prevents motion sickness.
SIZE N
This item is in stock. Please allow a week for processing, packaging, and posting your jewellery.
You can request different sizes, metals and gemstones or even fully bespoke designs using the contact section of my website. If you do decide to change anything, the piece would become bespoke, extending the lead time to 8-10 weeks. Your piece may arrive with you much sooner than this, but we always allow a longer timeframe to account for any delays in the production process. These timeframes may vary slightly, but this is the nature of handmade work.
Your jewellery may vary ever so slightly from that in the photos. This is because it has been made by a real human, not in a factory. We believe this to be key to the experience of handmade jewellery, that each piece is genuinely unique.
This ring was hand carved in wax to resemble the deadly nightshade plant, it was then cast into recycled silver.
The berries of deadly nightshade contain a sweet black juice, and are mainly eaten by birds, sheep and rabbits. All parts of the deadly nightshade plant contain tropane alkaloids, a group of toxic chemicals. When eaten they induce strong hallucinations, delirium, headaches and loss of balance. While one leaf or two berries is enough to kill an adult human, the root has the most toxins. Deadly nightshade is known as belladonna (beautiful lady in Italian) and originates from folklore of Italian women using drops made of the plant to dilate pupils and produce a seductive gaze. Atropine (one of the alkaloids) is used dilate pupils in eye surgery and in treatment of hypertension. Hyoscine (another alkaloid) is used as anaesthetic, antidepressant, and prevents motion sickness.
SIZE N
This item is in stock. Please allow a week for processing, packaging, and posting your jewellery.
You can request different sizes, metals and gemstones or even fully bespoke designs using the contact section of my website. If you do decide to change anything, the piece would become bespoke, extending the lead time to 8-10 weeks. Your piece may arrive with you much sooner than this, but we always allow a longer timeframe to account for any delays in the production process. These timeframes may vary slightly, but this is the nature of handmade work.
Your jewellery may vary ever so slightly from that in the photos. This is because it has been made by a real human, not in a factory. We believe this to be key to the experience of handmade jewellery, that each piece is genuinely unique.
