A Mothers Love | I Do It For My Family
A Mothers Love - A unique and thoughtful gift for mom, this sterling silver wax seal pendant is made using the original wax seal that dates to the mid 1800's and symbolizes the duties of a parent or parental love. Meaning A mother pelican is pictured dashing her chest to feed her two babies, surrounded by the caption "Tout Pour les Minne" which translates to "I do it for mine" or "I do it for my family". Self-sacrifice and charitable nature; When feeding her young ("in her piety"), symbolizes the duties of a parent or parental love. A mother feeding her little baby pelicans is rooted in an ancient legend that was in time of famine, the mother pelican wounded herself, striking her breast with her beak to feed her young with her blood to prevent starvation. Another version of the legend was that the mother fed her dying young with her blood to revive them from death, but in turn lost her own life. Details Your jewelry comes ready to gift in our signature box with a wax seal meaning c