1886 Baby Ring size 2.5 • 1 rose cut diamond

• 1 rose cut diamond and 2 rectangular synthetic rubies

The chain itself is rather fancy - textured links are multiply looped

particularly after ol' Vicky started to sport a coiled snake ring in honour of her engagement to Prince Philip

• Face of ring measures 10

1886 Baby Ring size 2.5 • 1 rose cut diamondA teeny tiny keepsake, to commemorate the newest member of the family way back in 1886! Baby rings were well loved by the Victorians, who were at once sentimental and practical. With infant mortality as high as it was (globally, in 1880, around 38% of children died before they reached the age of 5), a piece of jewelry marked the occasion of the birth and could also be held close as a keepsake at a time when photographs of a lost child weren't readily