This hand-cast brass ring was modified from a 19th-century wax seal discovered in an antique shop in Glasgow, Scotland. The text, "SUCH IS LIFE", reads backwards in mirror-image, so when pressed into hot wax a relief image is imprinted legibly. The stamp we found was worn and imperfect and from years of use. When we added a ring base, we left as much rustic detail as possible intact to reference the wax seal's history as a well-loved utilitarian object. We chose to reproduce this ring in brass, a non-precious metal, to keep the price low and to reinforce the sense of humble, everyday-ness. Be careful, though, because brass will eventually tarnish and darken. Avoid getting this ring wet in the shower or when washing your hands if you find that your skin is discolored by prolonged exposure to brass. Available in ring sizes 5, 6, 7 and 8.
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